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Multiculturalism between ideology and practice: Immigrant self-narrations of community activism in Toyota, Japan

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2025
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Ma, S., & Alonso Ishihara, M. (2025). Multiculturalism between ideology and practice: Immigrant self-narrations of community activism in Toyota, Japan. Contemporary Japan, 37(1), 88–109. https://doi.org/10.1080/18692729.2023.2220467

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From 1990, a revised immigration law offered foreigners of Japanese descent (nikkei) the right to work for unlimited duration in Japan. Many nikkei came from Latin America to take on blue-collar jobs in the country’s factories. Homi Danchi, a working-class housing complex in Toyota, Japan, has since become known for its Brazilian immigrant community. Drawing on in- depth interviews, this study analyzes the self-narrated biographies of three Brazilian immigrants who actively participate in community activism in Homi. Applying Pierre Bo

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37

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1

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88

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109

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Keywords

Bourdieu, multiculturalism, local identity, activism, immigration, nikkei

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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)

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English

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2025-01-02

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2023-09-14

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1869-2729

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Green

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28 since deposited on 2023-09-14
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115 since deposited on 2023-09-14
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Ma, S., & Alonso Ishihara, M. (2025). Multiculturalism between ideology and practice: Immigrant self-narrations of community activism in Toyota, Japan. Contemporary Japan, 37(1), 88–109. https://doi.org/10.1080/18692729.2023.2220467

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