Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue xii
5. Part 1
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Japan’s Diverse Populations: Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants and a Rapidly Changing Social Landscape 23
8. 3 Japanese in the Philippines, Filipinos in Japan and Schooling in the Philippines 41
9. 4 Ethnically, Racially and Linguistically Diverse Students in Japanese Schools: An Overview 59
10. Part 2
11. Preface 93
12. 5 Participant Narrative Portraits: Life and Schooling in the Philippines and Beyond 107
13. 6 Experiences of School and Learning in Japan: The Good, the Bad and the In-between 154
14. 7 Coming Full Circle University Life: Back on Top and Bringing Things to a Close 182
15. Epilogue: The Where I Am from Poems 208
16. References 217
17. Index 235