2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Work, Feminization, and Citizenship of Filipinos in Japan: Public Anthropology and Possibilities of Civil Society Intervention
| Project/Area Number |
21320162
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUZUKI Nobue 千葉大学, 文学部, 教授 (70412731)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKAHATA Sachi 静岡県立大学, 国際関係学部, 准教授 (50382007)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | フィリピン人 / 移民 / ジェンダー / 女性 / 労働 / 市民権 / マイノリティ |
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| Research Abstract |
In the context of the current global economy as well as the aging, low birth rate, and depopulation in Japan, the Japanese business sector proposes the reception of professional and skilled migrant workers. On the other hand, much less welcoming expressions have been given to Filipino residents in Japan and the incoming medical and care workers under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement. The former group of people have received negative remarks on their (former) reproductive work in the entertainment industries and been treated as people of less value. This project analyzes how their gender, ethnicity, and nationality disadvantage these immigrants. It also details some of the ways in which the immigrants attempt to achieve upward mobility and social citizenship with the assistance of supporters inside and outside Japan. It also pays attention to some of the pitfalls of their actions.
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