Korean People In Japan

Perhaps many people may argue that both the US and Brazil have similar collections of ethnic and racial groups, that is a big minority of indigenous individuals, such as blacks and immigrants from Germany, Italy, and Asia. The presence of the minority groups in both nations was led by activities such as slavery and colonization during the19th-century (Wade, 2017). Chinese predominate the United States while Japanese predominate Brazil. Globalization and the rapid advancement in technology have demonstrated that technological revolution hasn't done much in altering the way of life and the belief of many people (Moran, 2014). With this in mind, I propose research on the differences in culture between Brazilians and Americans. This is because culture is social hence it is not an individual occurrence, it is a product of society, and it grows from social interaction. Culture is differentiable to us by comparison. Thus we should compare different cultures.

In the 1900’s many Japanese came to America in search of a better life. They found a home in Hawaii as well as the main land where they would take up jobs such as fishermen and railroad workers. Economically, they didn't fell very welcome in America, the white workers tried to push them out by making them uncomfortable in their jobs. Politics were also not on their side, laws prevented the Japanese from owning land or becoming naturalize citizens. Suddenly the Immigration Act of 1924 stopped all immigration to the U.S. The next generation, the Japanese Americans attended public schools along side Americans but were still facing discrimination. After Pearl Harbor they were treated even worse than before. Americans were confusing the Japanese

The majority of the population in Brazil is predominantly Pretos and Pardos; there are very few “white” Brazilians in Brazil. Pretos are people who a very dark skinned, “black”. Pardos are considered as people who are a little bit lighter, “brown”. Though there are few “whites” in Brazil, “white” Brazilians still feel they are superior and still have a control over Brazil.

There are two phases that Japanese community undergoes in the United States. In the first phase, as the United States steadily progresses in the 19th century, there was a rise in the arrivals of the immigrants in particularly the Japanese Immigrants, which are found to have migrated to Hawaii and subsequently the west coast area in the States for better opportunities. Although it was quite difficult for Japanese immigrants to take up the citizenship, the offsprings of these immigrants that were born in the United States were considered citizens. The second phase begins at the start of the World War II that resulted in the relocation and internment camps for the Japanese-Americans.

More than 8000 years ago, the Portuguese were the first European settlers to arrive in Brazil, led by Pedro Cabral. Other explorers followed Cabral, searching for valuable goods for trade, unsettled land, and to escape poverty in Portugal. The Portuguese settlers in Brazil were less focused on conquering the country, but they were more interested in trade and agriculture. Since there was a lot of trade going on, slaves were a popular in the market. Settlers frequently married with the Indians and the African slaves. As a result, Brazil's population is mixed with various types of cultures. Most Brazilians are a combination of European, African, Amerindian, Asian, and Middle Eastern lineage to this day.

According to a 2011“Global Study on Homicide” by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC.ORG/GSH), page 11) Japan had half the amount of homicides compared to the United states. If children are taught at a very early age that they hold a certain responsibility to their community and then later on in life all around you from your family to the government tell you that to behave in any other way would bring shame to you and your family, a certain good behavior is to be expected. Reid’s book however did not touch on the possibilities of crimes that go unreported. Being that Japan is a male dominated society, and the belief that honor is the most important thing, one can speculate that crimes against women such as rape and family violence go wildly unreported. At the time Reid wrote CONFUCIUS NEXT DOOR, Japan had still not introduced a domestic violence law. But according to an article in 2003 in the Japan Times about violence against women, “When Japan improved its system for reporting and investigating domestic violence in 2011, the number of cases reported increased dramatically. An additional 46.3 percent surge in cases were reported after the National Police Agency changed its policies that year on domestic violence.” (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/06/editorials/violence-against-women/#.Vft78410yiw) This makes the peaceful and almost idealic picture that Reid paints, of

In conclusion, Brazil is a widely diverse environment for religion, culture, race and ethnic groups. Brazil has been shaped today from the acceptance of assorted cultures and religions. Currently, Brazil is very diverse which comprise of four main origins: Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, and Asians. The history of Brazil helped shape it’s worldview due to Brazil’s constitutions. There are numerous amounts of constitutions in Brazil history regarding freedom to culture or religion. Brazil has mixed various cultures together to create a suitable environment for

Brazil lives in a society were the color of your skin matters. Brazil claims they have a racial democracy meaning that all races live together in harmony or color blind. Brazilians and their government worship the “white” skin complexion. Dark complexions have to work harder because of the society stereotypes that they put on Brazilians. Employers even say that light skin is good appearance, so they won’t hire blacks because they do not have “good appearance.”

During the Yayoi period, Korean people moved to Japan which have two main reasons. The fist reason is that the rapid growth of population in Korean Peninsula. Jared Diamond believed that the Korean farmers want to improved agricultural technologies and increasing agricultural productivity, because the heavy population pressure and they cannot provide enough food for the people, however, they need to find a warm and wet place to grow food. The second reason is the climate change. “The Little Ice Age” was happened in about 400 B.C.E, it is a difficult time for people’s survival and cultivation for crops. Harvey Weiss believed that the abrupt change of climate made environment become dry and cold. Farmers have been forced to improve agricultural

Consider the history of Japan: How is Japan similar to Korea and how is it unique, due to its island location? Both Japan and Korea have a very large population of people and are extremely advanced in technology. The population in Japan is said to have about 123 million people; however, Korea has about 47,275,000 people. Another thing in common that Japan and Korea both share is that they both share a love for wrestling but, in Japan it’s called Sumo and, In Korea it’s called Sirium. Both countries are known for the production on cars, cameras, computers and other types of high end technology. Japan’s art was very similar to the artwork of Korea. Both countries also share the religion of Buddhism and are big producers of ships and trade. Most

Brazil is a country of many origins. It also has a very rich history. It is the only Latin American that its culture and language was derived from Portugal. The way Brazil got its name was from early explorers brought back wood that produced a red dye called, “pau-brazil”, hence where the country’s name comes from. Brazil gained its independence in 1822 from Portugal. It became a republic in 1889. The ethnicity of Brazil is made up of almost fifty percent caucasian, about forty percent mulatto and 8 percent black. The native language is Portuguese with some less common languages stretching across the border of country. The estimated population as of July 2014 was 202,656,788 with the majority of the population below the age of fourteen. Today Brazil is recognized as a big industrial factor for South America.

I believe that I belong to the Japanese community; however, since my parents were not sent here from Japanese companies and have jobs here, I do not fit in with the normal community. Some of my Japanese friends were born in the U.S. like me, and we tend to have a sub-group within the community, since we take classes just like other American students and have many American friends. Still, having a place in the Japanese community can be helpful at times, for it tends to have strong bonds and senses for fellowship. On the other hand, the strong bonds can be too much at times. Thus I keep a small distance away from the "core" of the community, which consists of Japanese people from Japan that only have Japanese connections. Nevertheless, I do have

“When my children reached school age, there was not any Japanese people around us, nor any Japanese school. My children were reluctant to speak Japanese, to be different from others. At first, they seemed to enjoy having their own secret language, but then later on, told me not to speak Japanese outside” (Izuhara and Shibata). These are the words of one of the Japanese migrant women who decided to settle in the UK. Many Japanese girls and women have migrated to Britain after the end of Second World War. These women travelled to a foreign country for their foreign partners, education

When talking about Japan globally, homogeneity is a common word that firstly crossed in some people mind to explaining the condition of Japanese culture and society. Japanese society itself argues that they are a homogeny society with a small number of multi ethnics and race. Therefore, the theory about Nihonjiron was born. Nihonjiron theory, which claimed Japan has to be unique, has been controversy amongst people. In fact, Japan is not a homogeny country; Japan has difference complexity society in every aspect such us ethnicity, race and classes amongst Japanese. Some evidence show how complex it was, such as the existence of Korean descendant in Japan, Ainu in Hokkaido, Okinawa society and Burakumin society which is the biggest society in every region in Japan.

In the beginning, prior to fleeing Korea, Yoko described her days at school and what she was expected to study at home too. Even though they were living in Korea, the Japanese culture and tradition of learning styles still prevailed. Attending school also means having chore duty after a long day of intense studying. The students are expected from the time of preschool to take responsibility for their own messes and to be cautious of their own behavior. Yoko mentions on her own cleaning assignment. This kind of preparation at young ages helps them form into being good citizens as out of respect, the Japanese wear face masks often to avoid infecting anyone around them. However, the war was creeping up and so the schools began to change the way they were teaching. It was unusual to what they normally learned but the teachers taught the students how to prepare for an air raid and to know which sirens meant what. According to the CultureGrams database, a reliable source of information to learn about all of the countries in the world, wrote about how the education system in Japan expects students to “try their hardest in school and take academics seriously.” Typically, school is rigorous and demanding of the student, however, now Yoko was to be worried about more life-threatening instances. Most students in Japan do have many activities to keep them working and motivated outside of school as well. Yoko and her sister Ko, like most Japanese children, were to practice their