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Burakumin in Japan

Burakumin in Japan. Erin Green Mike Suzuki Philip Bowman Billy Wyler Kelsey Harrington. Who are the Burakumin. Descendants of outcast communities Historically small but grew larger in 19 th century Lived in secluded hamlets or ghettos Held professions tainted with death and impurity

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Burakumin in Japan

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  1. Burakumin in Japan Erin Green Mike Suzuki Philip Bowman Billy Wyler Kelsey Harrington

  2. Who are the Burakumin • Descendants of outcast communities • Historically small but grew larger in 19th century • Lived in secluded hamlets or ghettos • Held professions tainted with death and impurity • Butchers, leather workers, undertakers, executioners

  3. Institutional discrimination under Tokugawa control Heavier societal discrimination under Meiji control Not thought of as fully human Not though of as Japanese Descendants of Koreans Descendants of Slaves Descendants of ancient tribes from Israel. Long Road of Discrimination

  4. Present Day Burakumin: Improvements • Decline of Burakumin communities • 72% to 41% • Income Levels increase: Livelihood Security Support • Education • Higher education • Senior High School

  5. Present Day Burkumin: Static Factors • Primary and Junior High School Attendance • Large enterprise employment • Education compared to the mainstream

  6. Present Day Burakumin • Central Government Improvement Programs • Since the 1950’s • Discontinued in 1997 • Third Era of Movement • Internationalize

  7. “Minorities and the Education System” • Han Chinese receive superior education • Some schools only take students mainly or entirely of one nationality • 1953 total minority teachers = 3.9% 1992 total minority teachers = 7.3% • Location of schools are much more convenient for the Han Chinese • 77.6% of Han move past primary school, 67% for minorities • Special subsidies by the state as well as higher quality teachers and better equipment

  8. Article Continued… • 1953 total minority pop. = 35.32 million 1990 total minority pop. = 92.2 million • Minorities remain less urbanized and attend universities less often • Require lower scores for minorities

  9. Japanese and Chinese Minorities and Education • Large relationship between lack of societal placement and lack of education • Japan: Burakumin=lower socioeconomic status, live in worse conditions, difficult time finding jobs, less access to education • China: education system benefits Han: taught in Chinese, lack of teachers for minority schools • Without education hard to find quality/good-paying job, without job one can’t afford standard of living, can’t afford standard of living=socially discriminated in addition to racially/culturally discriminated • Without quality education its hard for minority groups to pull themselves out of vicious cycle

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