tanpopo : personal international narratives of japanese women living in spain
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Tanpopo : Personal international narratives of Japanese women living in Spain. Rosalia AVILA TAPIES Konan University, Japan. Internationalization of Japanese economy & culture ↳Increase in Japanese presence Still few studies on Japanese immigration Mostly, “objective” statistical analysis - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Tanpopo: Personal international narratives of Japanese women living in
Spain
Rosalia AVILA TAPIESKonan University, Japan
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Japanese Immigration in EU & Spain
• Internationalization of Japanese economy & culture
↳Increase in Japanese presence
• Still few studies on Japanese immigration
– Mostly, “objective” statistical analysis– No “Subjective” understandings
HUMANISTIC APPROACH
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Female Japanese migrants
• Female immigration and settlement through marriage and love
• Tanpopo association たんぽぽの会 (1994)
• Tanpopo bulletinたんぽぽ通信 (1995-2007)
↳ Written narratives
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Tanpopo-no-kai たんぽぽの会• 1994 : Formation • 1995: Tanpopo-Tsūshin & Newsletter• 1996: Circulating notebooks (3)• 1997: Childcare notebook. BCN Playroom (1st group)• 1998 : Website• 1999: Official registration (Sociedad Tanpopo)• 2002: BCN Playroom (2nd group)• 2005 : 10th anniversary commemorative activities
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MEMBERS
1996 1999 2001 20031994
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Tanpopo-Tsūshin たんぽぽ通信(1995-2007)
Friendship and exchange of information:– cohabitation problems of intercultural couples– multicultural education of Hispanic-Japanese
children – perceptions of Spanish society– internal tensions and conflicts
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Jan.1995 May. 2007
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Regionalization
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10th anniversary commemorative activities
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Website