Multiculturalism and Conflict Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific: Migration, Language and Politics

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Multicultural Coexistence in Japan: Follower, Innovator, or Reluctant Late Adopter?....Pages 21-43
A Critical Analysis of Multiculturalism and Deviant Identities: Untold Stories of Japanese Americans without Nations....Pages 44-61
Theorizing Multiculturalism: Modeling the Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in School-Based Multicultural Settings....Pages 62-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Who Owns Our Tongue? English, Academic Life, and Subjectivity....Pages 81-98
Preservice and Inservice English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Perceptions of the New Language Education Policy Regarding the Teaching of Classes in English at Japanese Senior High Schools....Pages 99-117
An Alternative Approach to Foreign Language Education in Japan with a View toward Becoming a Multicultural Society....Pages 118-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Female Domestic Workers on the Move: Examining Global Householding and Global De-Householding in Today’s World....Pages 137-161
Multiculturalism Policies and the Stepwise International Migration of Filipino Nurses: Implications for Japan....Pages 162-189
Who Benefits from Dual Citizenship? The New Nationality Law and Multicultural Future of South Korea....Pages 190-212
“Global Jinzai,” Japanese Higher Education, and the Path to Multiculturalism: Imperative, Imposter, or Immature?....Pages 213-228
Afterword....Pages 229-231
Back Matter....Pages 232-237