Identity Language And Education Of Sakhalin Japanese And Koreans

Download or read book Identity, Language and Education of Sakhalin Japanese and Koreans written by Svetlana Paichadze and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the issues of education, the use of languages and the formation of self-identification of the Japanese and Korean diasporas of Sakhalin, over a hundred years period: from the time they moved to the island, until their “return” to historical homelands in Japan or South Korea. During this time, their language environment and language of education changed 4 times and Japanese and Korean of Sakhalin continued to be a linguistic and ethnic minority. This book is of interest to researchers, students, NGO supporters and education policy makers.