Fulbright Grantee Projects
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Disciplines
Critical and Cultural Studies | East Asian Languages and Societies | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | International and Intercultural Communication | Latin American Languages and Societies
Abstract
In today's global economy, people from diverse cultures strive to find a balance between cultivating their heritage language and mastering the dominant languages that create economic opportunities. This ethnographic study examines a specific case of this cultural, linguistic, and emotional struggle by analyzing language mixture, usage, and change among the descendents of Japanese immigrants (Nikkei) in Lima, Peru. Participant observation, analysis of written sources, and recordings of public speeches and conversations in small groups are used to examine the current linguistic situation among diverse groups within the community; individual interviews are then used to explore the linguistic experiences, attitudes, and hopes of community members. The principal goal of the project is to provide information to the Peruvian Nikkei community that can be helpful in the decisions that Peruvian Nikkei make regarding languages, as individuals, as families, and as a community.
Related Resource
For a related resource, refer to Japoñolés: The Use of Japanese, Spanish, and English in the Peruvian Japanese Community.
Recommended Citation
Niland, Lily, "Japoñolés: El Uso del Japonés, Español e Inglés en la Comunidad Peruano Japonesa" (2012). Fulbright Grantee Projects. Article. Submission 1.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/fulbright/1
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Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, East Asian Languages and Societies Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Latin American Languages and Societies Commons
Comments
Text is in Spanish; Appendix D is in Spanish and Japanese.