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African migrants in Japan: Social capital and economic integration

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dc.contributor.author Agyeman E.A.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-31T15:05:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-31T15:05:44Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.issn 1171968
dc.identifier.other 10.1177/0117196815609493
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/533
dc.description Agyeman, E.A., Centre for African Studies, University of Education, Winneba (UEW), P.O. Box 25, Winneba, Ghana en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examines the strategies that African migrants in Japan adopt to build networks and utilize the social capital derived from the networks to achieve socio-economic integration and mobility in Japanese society. It is based on a field study conducted within the Tokyo metropolitan area in 2012. The study shows that in spite of racial prejudice, the African migrants in Japan build and draw heavily on bridging and linking social networks to promote economic integration. They develop these cross-cultural networks and capital through intermarriage with Japanese women, friendship and business ties with African Americans, Japanese youth and Japan's business community. For some migrants, their high educational background facilitated their economic integration in Japanese society. � Scalabrini Migration Center 2015. en_US
dc.publisher Scalabrini Migration Center en_US
dc.subject African migrants in Japan en_US
dc.subject economic integration en_US
dc.subject social capital en_US
dc.title African migrants in Japan: Social capital and economic integration en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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