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This article analyzes the lifetime achievements of two generations of Japanese Peruvians (nikkei) to discover what the Japanese Peruvian community has achieved and what limitations to social mobility in Japan remain for the community. The article considers the employment status of second-generation nikkei in Japan. Some previous quantitative analyses claim that there are significant differences between factory and non-factory workers and that the main differences between these two groups involve their civil status, age, level of education, and social aid. This study provides a qualitative approach to previous findings. This study employs interviews and case studies conducted in Japan. The study sites were in rural and urban spaces of Japan, where most Japanese Peruvians live and work. The results show that despite how their marital status, age, level of education, and social aid may influence their employment status in Japan, their language abilities in Spanish and English have helped some of the second-generation nikkei to attend college and have aided them in seeking employment, even when their proficiency in Japanese was not optimal. |
