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

本研究的目的在于厘清1970年代以后到日本的中国移民的社会结构与族群认同的特征。1.新移民倾向于把一个人的脉搏作为个人网络和民族媒体的基础，而老移民倾向于把它作为中国传统社会结构、华人各种组织的基础。2. 1990年以后，新移民的组织化进行，华人新移民的社会构成原则，除了“网络”外，还从“社会结构”构成。3.近年来，老华人移民和新华人移民的组织结构，形成了相互合作的格局。这表明日本正在经历从“两个中国社会”到“一个中国社会”的转变。4.随着中国新移民在日本定居的进行，他们与旧中国社会也发生了联系。华人新移民族群认同弱化的速度尤为迅速。

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.