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The reader called When Minorities Migrate: The Racialization of the Japanese Brazilians in Brazil and Japan by Takeyuki (Gaku) Tsuda explains how the racialization of the Japanese diaspora community can change not because of physical characteristics or values but rather due to social factors (Tsuda, p.225). First, the reading emphasizes that the interpretation of ethnic identity for transmigrants can be determined by ideologies that are projected by society, such as Brazil and Japan with the second and third generation of the Japanese Brazilian community (Tsuda, p.225). Next, the reader explains that the Japanese were motivated by pull factors due to economic disparities in Brazil. The newer generations of Japanese Brazilians were motivated to go to Japan to improve their economic state and go back to Brazil with their savings. Meanwhile, the Japanese government had an expectation with the nikkejin immigration policy to help them transition and assimilate to the Japanese standards or norms. As resistance to the Japanese, the Japanese Brazilians considered to label themselves as Brazilian nationals. Although when they lived in Brazil, they ethnically consider themselves as "Japanese" due to the positive ideologies the Brazil community has towards them.

Takeyuki (Gaku) Tsuda. “When Minorities Migrate: The Racialization of the Japanese Brazilians in Brazil and Japan.” ​Asian Diasporas​.

Is there a film that interviews the Japanese Brazilian community?

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