López-Calvo, Ignacio, authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2019-09-302019-09-302019https://hdl.handle.net/10217/198165Includes bibliographical references and index.Explores the self-definition of Nikkei discourse in Portuguese-language cultural [i.e.culture] by Brazilian authors of Japanese ancestry. Using books and films by twentieth-century Nikkei authors as case studies to redefine the ideas of Brazilianness and Japaneseness from both a national and a transnational perspective.--Provided by publisher.Introduction: diasporas, unstable identities, and Nikkei discourse -- Historical memory and claiming place -- Between assimilationism and cultural celebration -- Female agency, nostalgia, and generational gaps -- The impact of World War II on the Nikkeijin -- Contested modernities: Dekasegi (self-)representations and the Nipponization of Brazil -- Brazilian Dekasegi children in Japanese film.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Japanese -- Brazil -- Ethnic identityMotion pictures -- Brazil -- HistoryBrazilian literature -- 20th century -- Japanese authors -- History and criticismNational characteristics, Japanese, in motion picturesNational characteristics, Japanese, in literatureTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.