Tanpopo: Personal international narratives of Japanese women living in

Spain

Rosalia AVILA TAPIESKonan University, Japan

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Japanese Immigration in EU & Spain

• Internationalization of Japanese economy & culture

↳Increase in Japanese presence

• Still few studies on Japanese immigration

– Mostly, “objective” statistical analysis– No “Subjective” understandings

HUMANISTIC APPROACH

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Female Japanese migrants

• Female immigration and settlement through marriage and love

• Tanpopo association たんぽぽの会 (1994)

• Tanpopo bulletinたんぽぽ通信 (1995-2007)

↳ Written narratives

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Tanpopo-no-kai 　たんぽぽの会• 1994 ： Formation • 1995: Tanpopo-Tsūshin & Newsletter• 1996: Circulating notebooks (3)• 1997: Childcare notebook. BCN Playroom (1st group)• 1998 ： Website• 1999: Official registration (Sociedad Tanpopo)• 2002: BCN Playroom (2nd group)• 2005 ： 10th anniversary commemorative activities

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MEMBERS

1996 1999 2001 20031994

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Tanpopo-Tsūshin たんぽぽ通信(1995-2007)

Friendship and exchange of information:– cohabitation problems of intercultural couples– multicultural education of Hispanic-Japanese

children – perceptions of Spanish society– internal tensions and conflicts

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Jan.1995 May. 2007

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Regionalization

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10th anniversary commemorative activities

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Website