Zainichi Koreans in history and memory
Abstract
In common with the other contributions to this volume, this chapter contains multiple foci: the historical formation of the present-day Korean community in Japan, with particular reference to settlement in Hiroshima and Nagasaki; historical memory – its commemoration and suppression – in relation to these two cities; and, set against the decades-long struggle for human rights, the efforts to establish a ‘Third Way’, a zainichi identity congruent with both a Korean cultural past and a Japanese cultural present.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Japanese History and Culture
Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
Asian Culture and Media Studies
Publication details
- Pages
- 162–187
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter