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Yoshida, Tomoko, Makiko Kuramoto, Teresa Koide and Erina Ogawa. 2017. Raising Multicultural Children in Japan: A Mixed Methods Examination of Parent-Child-Society Dynamics. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research 46 (4) : 360–384.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This article explored the experiences of parents raising multicultural children in Japan by obtaining quantitative and qualitative data via an online questionnaire from 158 parents raising multicultural children in Japan. The findings proposed that society, children, and parents affected each other in an inextricable way. While the article found variables that differentiated the respondents’ experiences (e.g. children’s appearances, names, and personalities; and parents’ place of origin, language competence, gender, and attitudes), it also found common threads in their experiences (e.g. being “othered,” pressures to conform, language barriers, cultural differences, and benefits). Many desired a more open and accepting society.