Identity of a Second-Generation Zainichi Korean: Analyzing Narratives Related to South Korea

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  • ある在日朝鮮人二世のアイデンティティ―「韓国」に関するナラティブの分析から―

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<p>This study defines narrative as a collaborative process where conversation participants construct a story world while positioning themselves through their interactions. In this study, how a second-generation Zainichi Korean (long-term resident Korean in Japan),the father of the author, positions himself within his family’s narrative about South Korea. This analysis uncovered an identity paradox. Despite viewing South Korea, a place he has physically experienced, as “foreign,” he was found to also regard South Korea as his “homeland.” Furthermore, he positions himself beyond the confines of the nation-state and yet he aligns Korean nationality with ethnic identity. Hence, he is intrinsically bound within the nation-state framework. This study thus suggests that identity contradiction is the key to understanding the lives of Zainichi Koreans.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390862887140758656
  • DOI
    10.19024/jajls.26.2_51
  • ISSN
    21897239
    13443909
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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