The Study on the Social Structure and Ethnic Identity of the New Chinese Immigrants : from the Case of Kobe

本研究旨在厘清20世纪70年代后到日本的华人移民的社会结构和族群认同特征。研究发现：1.新移民倾向于以人脉作为个人网络和技术媒体的基础，而老移民则倾向于将其作为中国传统社会结构、中国各种组织的基础。2.1990年后，中国新移民组织的发展，中国新移民的社会构成原则已由“社会结构”向“网络”转变。3.近年来，中国新移民的社会构成原则由“社会结构”向“网络”转变老移民和新移民的组织已经成为相互合作的对象。这意味着从“两个中国社会”到“一个中国社会”的转变在日本进行。4.随着中国新移民移居日本的进程，他们与旧的中国社会产生了联系。5.新老移民的民族认同都有减弱的趋势，因为这是一代人。中国新移民民族认同感弱化的速度尤其快。

The purpose of this study is to clarify of the characteristics of the social structure and ethnic identity of the Chinese immigrants who arrived Japan after 1970's.The findings of this study is as follows :1.New Chinese immigrants tend to build a person pulse as a base of personal network and ehnic media, while old Chinese immigrants tend to build it as a base of traditional Chinese social structure, various organizations of Chinese.2.After 1990, Organization of new Chinese immigrants proceeds, and the composition principle of society of new Chinese immigrants have become structured from "social structure" in addition to "network".3.Recently, the organization of old Chinese immigrants and the new Chinese immigrants have become to cooperate each other. It means that the change from "two Chinese society" to "one Chinese society" proceeds in Japan.4.As the settlement to Japan of new Chinese immigrant proceeds, so they become have relations to the old Chinese society.5.The ethnic identity of both old and new Chinese immigrants tend to Weak, as getting a generation. The speed of the weakling of ethnic identity of new Chinese immigrants is especially rapid.