Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated Community
This paper examines social work needs for transnational families within their local areas, based on the results of a research conducted on communities with connections to Afghanistan and Sri Lankan who live in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The research focused on speakers of three languages which are...
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| author | Ayako Sasaki Reiko Ogawa Hanako Okawara |
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| description | This paper examines social work needs for transnational families within their local areas, based on the results of a research conducted on communities with connections to Afghanistan and Sri Lankan who live in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
The research focused on speakers of three languages which are not covered by the multilingual services of the local governments despite their presence. The impact on their economic situations and daily lives due to Covid-19 arose from constraints and barriers in their surrounding environments from five primary factors, and the complex intertwining thereof: language; daily life customs/norms; residency status; employment, housing environment and community; and separation from family/relatives.
We conclude that it is crucial to position transnational families within community social work along with to develop multicultural and integrated communities in order to provide transnational social work services across borders in future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d22079a960ee417288f200671eae6fe12024-01-23T22:03:15ZengIndonesian Social Work ConsortiumASEAN Social Work Journal2089-10752963-24042022-06-0151610.58671/aswj.v10i1.1111Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated CommunityAyako Sasaki0Reiko Ogawa1Hanako Okawara2Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, Chiba University, JapanGraduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University, JapanToyo University, Tokyo, JapanThis paper examines social work needs for transnational families within their local areas, based on the results of a research conducted on communities with connections to Afghanistan and Sri Lankan who live in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The research focused on speakers of three languages which are not covered by the multilingual services of the local governments despite their presence. The impact on their economic situations and daily lives due to Covid-19 arose from constraints and barriers in their surrounding environments from five primary factors, and the complex intertwining thereof: language; daily life customs/norms; residency status; employment, housing environment and community; and separation from family/relatives. We conclude that it is crucial to position transnational families within community social work along with to develop multicultural and integrated communities in order to provide transnational social work services across borders in future.https://aseansocialwork.com/index.php/asw/article/view/11transnational familiestransnational social workmulticultural and integrated community development |
| spellingShingle | Ayako Sasaki Reiko Ogawa Hanako Okawara Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated Community ASEAN Social Work Journal transnational families transnational social work multicultural and integrated community development |
| title | Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated Community |
| title_full | Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated Community |
| title_fullStr | Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated Community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated Community |
| title_short | Social Work with Transnational Families in Japan – Transnational Social Work in the Multicultural and Integrated Community |
| title_sort | social work with transnational families in japan transnational social work in the multicultural and integrated community |
| topic | transnational families transnational social work multicultural and integrated community development |
| url | https://aseansocialwork.com/index.php/asw/article/view/11 |
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