Overview
Adds to the small number of studies exploring LGBT refugees from North East Asian countries
Provides rich qualitative data
Highlights the fact that Japan has not previously been perceived as a nation of LGBT immigrants
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With little existing scholarship on LGBT diaspora from Asia, this groundbreaking book examines the intersectionality of migration, sexuality, and gender, as well as race and ethnicity, through an analysis of the transnational experiences of Japanese LGBT diasporas in the USA, Canada and Australia. Employing a variety of methods, including a questionnaire, ethnographic analysis and case studies, the author demonstrates and analyses LGBT experiences where the notion of “gay-friendly” Japan prevails, looking at their reasons to flee the country and their diverse experiences in their host country. These include their needs and want for social services for Japanese LGBT diaspora. Findings are comparatively examined with LGBT refugees’ experiences, among LGBT subgroups, as well as across the three countries, highlighting the significance of gender, race and ethnicity, as well as immigration policy, in the experiences of LGBT diasporas from Japan. This book will appeal to students and scholars interested in Migration, Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality, and Asian Studies.
Masami Tamagawa is Senior Teaching Professor of Japanese Studies, Gender Studies, and Asian Studies at Skidmore College, USA.
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Masami Tamagawa is Senior Teaching Professor of Japanese Studies, Gender Studies, and Asian Studies at Skidmore College, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Japanese LGBT Diasporas
Book Subtitle: Gender, Immigration Policy and Diverse Experiences
Authors: Masami Tamagawa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31030-1
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31029-5Published: 07 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31030-1Published: 28 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 161
Topics: Gender and Sexuality, Migration, Social Structure, Social Inequality