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- Instructor(s)
- Takahaschi Suenaga Eunice Tomomi
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed3-4(J221)
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- Course number
- LAH.A503
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/18
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course gives an overview of the history of Japanese immigrants in Brazil. The migration of Japanese people to Brazil started in 1908 and it has a history of 110 years. It is said that about 1.5 million of Japanese descendants live in Brazil. From the 90's many Japanese-Brazilians came to Japan to work as "dekasegi" and few years ago they are more then 300.000 (after the Lehman Brothers Bank collapse the number reduced and now they are about 170,000). This course focuses on the historical context of the Japanese migration and the "dekasegi" phenomenon. Moreover, the course encourages students to reflect on the relation between Japan and Brazil, the role and contribution of the immigrants, and the meaning of keeping the Japanese literacy, i.e., reading and writing in Japanese, over generations in a foreign country.
This course allows the students to know the history of Japanese migrants in Brazil, and to familiarize with the issues related to migrants and refugee acceptance, cross-cultural friction, etc.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will:
- Understand why many Japanese descendants live in Brazil.
- Understand why many Japanese-Brazilians came to Japan as "dekasegi".
- Understand the problems, roles and contributions of the immigrants.
- Understand the meaning of writing in Japanese in a foreign country.
Keywords
Brazil, immigrants, Nikkei (Japanese descendants), Nikkei literature
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
The course is composed mainly by lectures. The students will be required to express their opinions and thoughts, either on participating in discussions or on writing brief summaries on the topics of each lecture, depending on the number of the participants.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introductory lecture, a history of a certain Japanese-Brazilian family | Understand how the Japanese-Brazilians in Brazil maintain part of custom and tradition of their ancestors |
| Class 2 | Japanese national policy for migration, "Yellow peril" in the United States, beginning of the Japanese migration to South America | Understand and explain why Japan adopted the national policy for migration and encouraged the migration to South America |
| Class 3 | The emancipation of slaves in Brazil, beginning of European immigrants' acceptance, anti-Japanese immigrants movement, conflict between "kachigumi" (victorists) and "makegumi" (defeatists) after the war. | Understand and explain why Brazil accepted immigrants from Japan |
| Class 4 | The screening of the movie "Dirty Hearts" (directed by Vicente Amorim, a movie about "kachigumi" and "makegumi" conflict in Brazil) | Understand and explain the conflict between "kachigumi" and "makegumi" |
| Class 5 | The influences and contributions of the immigrants in Brazil, "dekasegi" phenomenon | Understand and explain the contributions and influences of the immigrants |
| Class 6 | The status and problems of the foreigner children resident in Japan, problems of the children who go back to Brazil | Understand and explain the status and problems of the children of immigrants |
| Class 7 | ”Nikkei literature” in Brazil 1 Publications of the "Nikkei literature" magazines in Brazil | Understand and explain how the Japanese-Brazilians maintain the ability to read and write in Japanese |
| Class 8 | ”Nikkei literature” in Brazil 2 Taro Matsui, Oscar Nakasato | Understand and explain the "Nikkei literature" written in Japanese and Portuguese |
Textbook(s)
No textbook is set.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Discussion and brief summaries in class: 30%
Final report: 70%
Related courses
- LAH.A501 ： Area Studies: Europe
- LAH.A502 ： Area Studies: East Asia
- LAH.A504 ： Area Studies: Middle East and Africa
- LAH.A505 ： Area Studies: South and Southeast Asia
- LAH.A506 ： Area Studies: North America and Oceania
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None required
