Adaptation and Identity of Japanese Latin Americans - Through the Research on Students

在这四年中，研究者使用MMPI西班牙语和葡萄牙语版本以及shinkeishitsu问卷西班牙语版本采访了45名日本拉丁美洲男性学生和39名女性学生。通过采访，学生们讲述了他们在每个拉美国家的经历；阿根廷、墨西哥、秘鲁、巴拉圭和巴西。他们还表达了对日本和日本国民的各种意见和感情。上述心理测试结果表明，日裔拉丁美洲人的性格数据与日本人相似。一些学生甚至说他们有一种“恐人症”倾向。从心理健康的角度来看，日裔拉美学生与日裔拉美工人相比或多或少稳定。然而，他们有与他们的民族认同有关的冲突。一些学生说；“在我的国家，我一直被视为日本人，但现在在日本，我被视为外国人。”这句话清楚地表达了日裔拉丁美洲人的心理状况。我们应该继续这方面的研究。因为这是“我们”的问题。

The investigator interviewed during these four years 45 male Japanese Latin American students and 39 females students applying the MMPI Spanish and Portuguese versions and also shinkeishitsu Questionnaire Spanish version. Through the interviews the students told about their experiences in each Latin American country ; Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay and Brazil. They also expressed various opinions and sentiments toward Japan and Japanese people.The results of the above-mentioned psychological tests indicate that the Japanese Latin Americans' data are similar to those of Japanese people related to their personality. Some students even said that they had a kind of Taijin-Kyofu(Anthropophobic) tendency.Japanese Latin American students are more or less stable from the viewpoint of mental health compared with Japanese Latin American workers. Nevertheless, they have conflicts related to their national identity. Some students say ; "I have been considered as a Japanese in my country, but I am now considered as a foreigner in Japan. " This comment expresses clearly the psychological status of Japanese Latin Americans. We should continue researches of this area. Because this is "our" problem.