The Nisei: The second generation Okinawan-Filipinos in Metro Manila
The Nisei: The second generation Okinawan-Filipinos in Metro Manila
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Nisei：马尼拉大都会的第二代冲绳菲律宾人
DOI：
10.3860/psr.v52i0.932
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2009
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Johanna O. Zulueta
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作者：
Johanna O. Zulueta
作为冲绳人和菲律宾人通婚的后代，第二代冲绳-菲律宾人或日裔人是如何构建他们的民族身份的？根据对居住在马尼拉大都会的8名日裔的采访，发现日裔通过使用“日裔”这个词来构建自己的身份。虽然Nisei在日语中通常意味着第二代，但这些冲绳菲律宾人用Nisei这个词来区分自己与其他日本-菲律宾后代（那些日本父母来自日本大陆的人）的区别。作为母亲是冲绳人，父亲是菲律宾人的后代，日清人坚持认为自己继承了冲绳的传统，而且冲绳人在日本民族国家中构成了一个独特的族群。虽然他们坚持自己作为冲绳菲律宾人的独特性，但他们的身份是由社会条件塑造的，包括时间和地点。实用性也成为这些日裔人坚持自己“冲绳特性”的一个原因，尤其是在日本的就业机会方面。
How do second generation Okinawan-Filipinos or Nisei, who are offspring of intermarriages between an Okinawan and a Filipino, construct their ethnic identity? Based on interviews with eight Niseis residing in Metro Manila, the Nisei is found to have constructed his/her own identity by the use of the word 'Nisei'. While Nisei generally means second generation in Japanese, these Okinawan-Filipinos use the word Nisei to identify themseleves apart from other Japanese-Filipino offspring (those whose Japanese parent comes from the Japanese mainland). Being offspring of an Okinawan mother and a Filipino father, Niseis assert the fact that they are of Okinawan heritage, and that Okinawans constitute a distinct ethnic group in the Japanese nation-state. While asserting their distinctiveness as Okinawan-Filipinos, their identities are shaped by social conditions, including that of time and place. Practicality has also become a reason for these Niseis to assert their 'Okinawanness', especially with regards to employment opportunities in Japan.