@article{ART002352206},
author={Kim In Soo},
title={Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2018},
volume={75},
number={2},
pages={343-386},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim In Soo
TI - Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2018
VL - 75
IS - 2
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 343
EP - 386
SN - 1598-3021
AB - Since the 1970s, social surveys on ethnic Koreans in Japan have been a practice whereby those who had become ‘invisible’ in Japanese society are made visible. The non-visualization of ethnic Koreans in Japan was a phenomenon that occurred when the second generation became the mainstream of the Korean community in Japan, and was also the result of the Japanese state’s advocating of assimilation policies.
The findings in this study establish, firstly, that social surveys on ethnic Koreans in Japan represented a conscious practice from the standpoint of human rights, which aimed to reveal a blind spot that Japan’s national administrations had concealed. Secondly, social surveys conducted by Mindan (民團), Jochongnyeon (總連), and Mintoren (民鬪連) represented a practice of hegemony competition in order to get initiatives for the Korean community. Thirdly, the experience of these social surveys can provide many inspirations and theoretical resources for ‘minority survey projects’.
Social surveys on ethnic Koreans in Japan have recently become an increasingly difficult task. However, we should bear in mind the important achievement of such surveys in making the ethnic Korean minority visible, and in bringing up the idea of symbiosis and solidarity in Japan’s society.
KW - The Invisible;Ethnic Koreans in Japan;Minority Survey;Sampling;Mindan;Jochongnyeon;Mintoren;Youth Association;Reformative Local Government
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
ER -
Kim In Soo. (2018). Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 75(2), 343-386.
Kim In Soo. 2018, "Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.75, no.2 pp.343-386. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
Kim In Soo "Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75.2 pp.343-386 (2018) : 343.
Kim In Soo. Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan. 2018; 75(2), 343-386. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
Kim In Soo. "Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75, no.2 (2018) : 343-386.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
Kim In Soo. Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 75(2), 343-386. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
Kim In Soo. Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2018; 75(2) 343-386. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
Kim In Soo. Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan. 2018; 75(2), 343-386. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
Kim In Soo. "Making the Invisible Visible: The Origin of Social Surveys on Ethnic Koreans in Japan" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75, no.2 (2018) : 343-386.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.2.201805.343
