Our people, our place : communality of Korean residents in Maebuke village of Kyoto

Oh Joogwon

doi:10.14988/00029250

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「ウリサラム」(私たちの人々)と呼び合う共同性 : 京都マエブケの朝鮮人住民にとっての場所をめぐって
ウリサラムワタクシタチノヒトビトトヨビアウキョウドウセイ : キョウトマエブケノチョウセンジンジュウミンニトッテノバショオメグッテ
ウリサラム私たちの人々と呼び合う共同性 : 京都マエブケの朝鮮人住民にとっての場所をめぐって

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Abstract

This study explores how the Korean people who resided in Maebuke lived their own lives during the 1940s to the 1960s. Before the World War II, many Korean workers that were gathered to build munitions factories stayed at the workers' living quarters in this area. After the World War II, those who lost their jobs due to factory shutdowns settled down in Maebuke, and many Korean people migrated from other regions. Since Maebuke was a state-owned land, however, they could not be provided with governmental services and thus had to develop local infrastructure by themselves. Despite such tough situations, the Koreans in Maebuke took every possible measure to survive. They worked together to tackle various community businesses such as renovation of workers' living quarters and sharing of pig farming expertise. This article depicts the constructing processes of "URISARAM", which is what Korean people use in their native tongue for our people/our place, by focusing on the mutual support among the residents, the gathering spot where they interacted, and the ethnic organization offices.

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評論・社会科学

評論・社会科学 (142), 91-120, 2022-09-30

The Association of Social Studies, Doshisha University

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