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Cultural identity of Japanese immigrants to USA
Novotná, Markéta ; Sýkora, Jan (advisor) ; Labus, David (referee)
(in English): The aim of this thesis is to define the extent and form of preservation of cultural identity and the form of adaptation in the case of Japanese emigrants and their descendants in the USA. In the first part, the thesis presents general information about culture, ethnicity and cultural identity in the context of globalisation and migration. The second part is focused on the Japanese emigrants. Introduction of their ethnicity and identity in general is followed by chronological description of Japanese immigration to the USA and of the differences in adaptation depending on social, political and economical conditions. Also mentioned are the specific Japanese cultural patterns that had the biggest influence on Japanese American adaptation - group orientation and cultural relativism. Due to the fact that Japanese immigration is not homogenous, I decided to focus on the adaptation process and change of the identity of Japanese Americans in the area of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and its cultural festival Nisei Week. Keywords (anglicky): Cultural identity, migration, Japanese emigration, Japanese American, Little Tokyo
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Cultural identity of Japanese immigrants to USA
Novotná, Markéta ; Sýkora, Jan (advisor) ; Labus, David (referee)
(in English): The aim of this thesis is to define the extent and form of preservation of cultural identity and the form of adaptation in the case of Japanese emigrants and their descendants in the USA. In the first part, the thesis presents general information about culture, ethnicity and cultural identity in the context of globalisation and migration. The second part is focused on the Japanese emigrants. Introduction of their ethnicity and identity in general is followed by chronological description of Japanese immigration to the USA and of the differences in adaptation depending on social, political and economical conditions. Also mentioned are the specific Japanese cultural patterns that had the biggest influence on Japanese American adaptation - group orientation and cultural relativism. Due to the fact that Japanese immigration is not homogenous, I decided to focus on the adaptation process and change of the identity of Japanese Americans in the area of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and its cultural festival Nisei Week. Keywords (anglicky): Cultural identity, migration, Japanese emigration, Japanese American, Little Tokyo
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