Week 8- Kayla Lor

In Takeyuki Tsuda's article "Transnational Migraion and the Nationalization of Ethnic Identity among Japanese Brazilian Return Migrants", Tsuda shows light upon ethically Japanese living in Brazil.  Tsuda explains in their article that Japanese Brazillians are known to be positive minorities in Brazil.  Most are in a significantly higher socioeconomic status, being admired by their host countries.  Tsuda explains how "... the Japanese Brazilians have developed a strong internal sense of their Japaneseness in Brazil because of their Japanese ancestral origins, distinctive racial appearance, and perceived cultural differences from mainstream Brazilians, the Japanese understanding of what it means to be ethnically Japanese is much more narrowly defined and is based not only on an ideology of Japanese racial descent, but also on cultural homogeneity in which complete Japanese linguistic and cultural proficiency is required."  Although the Japanese Brazilians see themselves as Japanese, what I found to be interesting from the article is that although they are seen as a positive minority, they are still not accepted in neither their host country nor their home country.  Tsuda explains that most Japanese consider the Japanese Brazilians to be culturally different from them.  

Question: What are ways that displaced groups can do to create a feeling of home in their host country and home country? 

Picture credit: 

http://japanfocus.org/data/japanese_brazilians.png

Citation:

Tsuda, Takeyuki. “Transnational Migration and the Nationalization of Ethnic Identity Among Japanese Brazilian Return Migrants”. Ethos 27.2 (1999): 145–179