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Japanese and American Minorities: A Comparative Study of Minority Experiences

Japanese and American Minorities: A Comparative Study of Minority Experiences. Kou Yang Ethnic and Gender Studies California State University, Stanislaus. The Project.

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Japanese and American Minorities: A Comparative Study of Minority Experiences

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  1. Japanese and American Minorities: A Comparative Study of Minority Experiences Kou Yang Ethnic and Gender Studies California State University, Stanislaus Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  2. The Project • To enable students to compare and contrast the experiences of Japanese minorities and those of minorities in the United States through the discipline of Ethnic Studies. • Ethnic Studies: culture, history, and perspective (interdisciplinary studies) • Students are asked to look at the experiences of minority groups from both the majority and minority perspectives. Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  3. Japan and The United States Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  4. Project Assignment • Term Paper: compare and contrast the experiences of Japanese minorities and those of the minorities in the U.S. • Do library research • Write a term paper • Present it in class • Sub-topics to be included: 1. Historical Background; - Colonization and annexation - Migration/immigration patterns 2. Educational, socio-economic and political experiences. 3. Minority policies. 4. Prejudice and stereotypes of minorities. 5. Minority-majority relations. Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  5. Preparing Students for the Project • Session 1: Introduction • Introduction • Race, Ethnicity and Minority (from Students' knowledge) Film: The West – The Speck of the Future and the People • Session 2: Ethnic Studies and Minority • Ethnic Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies) • History • Culture • Perspective (of the ethnic groups being studied) • Race, Ethnicity and Minority (from literature) • Three Common Patterns of Race/Minority-Majority Relations Film: Farewell to Manzanar Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  6. How people become minority and majority? • Session 3: How people become minority and majority? • The Three Common Patterns • Colonization • Annexation • Immigration. Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  7. Major Minority Groups in The Unites States • Session 4: American Minorities • African Americans • Asian Americans • Chicanos/Latinos • Native Americans • Others Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  8. Japanese Minorities Session 5 – Japanese Minorities • Burakumin (2.5M) • Zainichi Chosenjin (Koreans- 700,000) • Ainu (50,000) • Okinawan (500,000) • Nikkeijin (Latin American- Brazilian, Peruvian (275,000) • Konketsuji (Hafu; Daburu) • African American • Jews Films: Go and A Sea Turtle and a Boy Source: Michael Weiner Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  9. Japan Source: World Fact Book Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

  10. Arigatoo Sayonara Kou Yang – Japan Studies Institute 2005

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