| Project/Area Number |
23652064
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Kumamoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
OSHIMA KAREN 熊本大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10379703)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | アジア系アメリカ文学 / 日系アメリカ文学 / アイデンティティ研究 / 移民研究 / 日系アメリカ歴史 / マイノリティ / アイデンティティー / 国籍 / 移民 / 人種 / 少数集団 / アメリカ文学 / 日本文学 / 日系文学 / アイデンティティー研究 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research was to explore the influence of the Japanese, the Issei, and the Nisei on Japanese American identity through an examination of Japanese American literature. I considered the question of identity focusing primarily on the works of such well-known Nisei writers as Toshio Mori, John Okada, Hisae Yamamoto and the current mystery writer, Naomi Hirahara. These writers described the various hardships of the immigrant, which resulted from differences of race, culture, and nationality. Those immigrants that could overcome such difficulties and those that could not influenced the idea of identity for the generations that followed. Regardless of generation, defining what it means to be "American" remains illusive. I published 4 papers and made 2 presentations about this complex problem of identity.
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