Zainichi Korean Women in Japan

Presenting the voices of a unique group within contemporary Japanese society-Zainichi women-this book provides a fresh insight into their experiences of oppression and marginalization that over time have led to liberation and empowerment. Featuring interviews from 1994 to the present, three generations of women reveal their version of history.

Auteur

Jackie J. Kim-Wachutka teaches at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. She is currently researching Japan's multi-ethnic aging and care, women's performativity of patriotism, and feminized hate speech.

Contenu

Prologue: Two Generations of Women

1. Personal Narratives as History

2. Aging in a Foreign Land

3. Taking Care of "Our" Own

4. Second-Generation Women's Memory and Cultural Identity

5. The Zainichi Women's Journals Hosenka and Chi ni fune o koge

6. Selves In-Between: Nostalgia, and Longing

7. Chosen Woman and the Chogori

8. Mother, Daughter, Woman, Person

9. Flowing Times: Passing of an Era

Epilogue: Voices