JAPAN'S CROSS CULTURAL KIDS (CCK) AND THEIR QUEST FOR IDENTITY
JAPAN'S CROSS CULTURAL KIDS (CCK) AND THEIR QUEST FOR IDENTITY
Author(s): Niculina NaeSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Cross-Culture Kids/Third Culture Kids; Japan; identity; kaigai/kikoku shijo; Brazilian Nikkeijin;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper discusses two minorities in Japan, kaigai/kikoku shijo, and Brazilian nikkeijin through the prism of Pollock and Van Reken’s concept of Third Culture Kids (TCK) and Cross Cultural Kids (CCK), and reflects on their problems related to cultural identity and coping mechanisms for survival in a highly segregating society.
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 161-176
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
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