Multicultural Challenges and Redefining Identity in East Asia

Dr. Nam-Kook Kim works as Jean Monnet Chair Professor at Korea University. He studied at Seoul National University and Oxford University, and received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago. His research concerns are in philosophical interpretation of public policy in the areas of citizenship, human rights, and multiculturalism in Europe and Asia.

This book draws together a wide range of distinguished local scholars to discuss multiculturalism and the changing nature of social identity in East Asia. Regional specialists review specific events and situations in China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to provide a focus on life as it is lived at the local level whilst also tracing macro discourses on the national issues affected by multiculturalism and identity.

List of Figures and Tables, Notes on Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Locality and Universality of Identity under Globalization in East Asia, 1 Foreigner Street: Urban Citizenship in Multicultural Shanghai, 2 Multicultural Challenges in Korea: Liberal Democracy Thesis vs State Initiated Multiculturalism, 3 From Kokusaika to Tabunka Ky?sei: Global Norms, Discourses of Difference, and Multiculturalism in Japan, 4 Taiwanese in China and Their Multiple Identities, 1895¿1945, 5 Successfully Misunderstood: The Untold Realities of the Thai-Chinese Assimilation ¿Success Story¿, 6 Ethnic Minorities and the State in Vietnam, 7 Diverse and Divisive: Multiculturalism in Singapore, 8 Beyond Multiculturalism: Redefining Indonesian Nationhood in a Globalized Age, 9 The Plural Society and Multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore, 10 Gendered Migration and Filipino Women in Korea, Index