2. Families and Fortunes: The History of a Cultural Paradox

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Families at Risk 1
5. 2. Families and Fortunes: The History of a Cultural Paradox 13
6. 3. Return to Japan: Three Case Histories 25
7. 4. Facing the Schools: The Lessons of Readjustment 43
8. 5. Adult Strategies: Mothers and Fathers at Home and at Work 73
9. 6. Can They Go Home Again? Brokers and Borders in Modern Japan 103
10. Afterword 123
11. Appendix 1. The Sample and Interviews 131
12. Appendix 2. Cities and Wards Receiving Returnee Children 137
13. Appendix 3. Characteristics and Strategies of the Sample 138
14. Appendix Addendum 153
15. Notes 155
16. Bibliography 171
17. Index 187