Cultural Citizenship and Chinese Immigrant Second Generation

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380703
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Hosei University
• Principal Investigator: TAJIMA Junko 法政大学, 社会学部, 教授 (20255152)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 中国系移住者 / 文化的市民権 / エスニシティ / エスニック・コミュニティ / 母語 / 母文化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The maintaining of heritage culture and language has a certain effect on social integration of the immigrant second generation. Governmental policies largely influence attainment of cultural citizenship. In Australia, financial support is provided on the state government level, as part of a multi-lingual education policy, to permanent residents and Australian citizenship holders for their mother tongue education. In Toronto, Canada, upon request by 25 guardians, the government bears an obligation to open a class, free of charge, for international language education for immigrant children. In New York, private organizations such as non-governmental groups carry out cultural and linguistic education programs for second generation immigrants; preservation of the mother tongue largely depends on efforts made by individuals. Cultural citizenship can be nurtured with financial support, but not without a limit.

Free Research Field

国際社会学