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2001•The Annual review of sociologyOpen access

Multiculturalism in an Ethnic Minority

Akwi Seo

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This paper explores the effects of Canadian multicultural policy on the process of identity formation of Korean-Japanese immigrants. Major effects of multiculturalism on this ethnic minority group are as folloes, (1) ethnic revival (2) the encouragement of naturalization and a feeling of nationhood, (3) self-identification as a member of Canadian society according to multicultural model mediated through employment, and (4) conflicts about ethnic collective belonging.

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This paper explores the effects of Canadian multicultural policy on the process of identity formation of Korean-Japanese immigrants. Major effects of multiculturalism on this ethnic minority group are as folloes, (1) ethnic revival (2) the encouragement of naturalization and a feeling of nationhood, (3) self-identification as a member of Canadian society according to multicultural model mediated through employment, and (4) conflicts about ethnic collective belonging.

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This paper explores the effects of Canadian multicultural policy on the process of identity formation of Korean-Japanese immigrants. Major effects of multiculturalism on this ethnic minority group are as folloes, (1) ethnic revival (2) the encouragement of naturalization and a feeling of nationhood, (3) self-identification as a member of Canadian society according to multicultural model mediated through employment, and (4) conflicts about ethnic collective belonging.

Key concepts: Multiculturalism, Ethnic group, Naturalization, Identity (music), Feeling, Immigration, Gender studies, Political science

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