JAPENSE BRAZILLIANS FLASHCARDS

Japanese-Brazilians

The second largest population of foreigners in Japan, primarily consisting of nisei and sansei who are ethnically marginalized despite their Japanese descent.

Nikkeijin

Japanese-Brazilians or descendants of Japanese emigrants who return to Japan, often experiencing cultural and ethnic challenges.

Cultural Brazilianization

The process through which Japanese-Brazilians adopt Brazilian cultural practices, often distancing themselves from Japanese cultural norms.

Ethnic discrimination

The unfair treatment of individuals based on their ethnic identity, which Japanese-Brazilians face in Japan.

Brazilianness

A term used to denote the identity and cultural characteristics of Brazilian individuals, often emphasized by Japanese-Brazilians.

Counter-identity

An identity asserted by individuals to highlight their cultural differences, especially in contexts where they are marginalized.

Display of ethnic difference

Actions or behaviors, such as distinctive dress or greetings, that emphasize one's cultural identity as different from the dominant culture.

Deterritorialized national sentiment

A phenomenon where individuals express national identity in a different context than their homeland, as seen in Japanese-Brazilians in Japan.

Distinctive Brazilian clothes

Clothing styles characterized by vibrant colors and unique designs that signify Brazilian identity among Japanese-Brazilians.

Public displays of affection

Behaviors like embracing and kissing that are typical in Brazilian culture, used by nikkeijin to assert their cultural identity in public.

Who is the author and what is the date and title of ethnography

Tsuda, T (2000) ‘Acting Brazilian in Japan: Ethnic Resistance Among Return Migrants’, Ethnology, 39: 55-71.

Who wrote the hijra ethnography

Neither man nor woman , The hijras of india , Serena Nanda (1999)