“Place making” in Kawakami: aspirations and migrant realities of Chinese “technical interns”
“Place making” in Kawakami: aspirations and migrant realities of Chinese “technical interns”
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川上的“场所营造”：中国“技术实习生”的愿望与移民现实
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2014
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Meng Liang
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Meng Liang
摘要 在本文中，我考察了中国农业劳务移民在日本农村的经历。这项研究基于多地点的民族志，主要是在 2012 年 7 月至 11 月期间在日本中部的一个村庄川上进行的研究。我超越了将中国移民视为艰苦工作条件和剥削的被动受害者的标签（这种标签遍及许多有关国际移民的文献），并认为中国农民工拥有在村庄中进行谈判、导航和生存的机构。他们采取的策略是争夺当地机构，建立自己的“场所”，在那里他们可以找到暂时的安全感、宽慰感和相互支持。这些“场所”进一步促进了工人之间社交网络的形成，尽管这受到主流社会的官方压制。一个运作良好的社交网络在帮助员工适应、克服困难和更有效地行使他们的能动性方面发挥着重要作用。
Abstract In this paper, I examine Chinese agricultural labor migrants’ experiences in rural Japan. The research is based on multi-sited ethnography, mainly in Kawakami, a village located in central Japan, from July to November 2012. I go beyond the labeling of Chinese migrants as passive victims of difficult work conditions and exploitation, which pervades much of the literature on international migration, and argue that Chinese peasant workers possess an agency to negotiate, navigate, and survive in the village. The strategy they take is to contest over local institutions to build up their own “places,” where they can find provisional security, a sense of relief, and mutual support. These “places” further facilitate the formation of the social networks among the workers, although this is officially repressed by the dominant society. A functioning social network plays a significant role to help workers adapt, overcome difficulties, and exercise their agency in a more effective way.