03376nam 2200733 a 450 991045661100332120200520144314.01-283-27720-497866132772060-520-94459-310.1525/9780520944596(CKB)2550000000039827(EBL)1609000(SSID)ssj0000538028(PQKBManifestationID)11324394(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538028(PQKBWorkID)10557200(PQKB)11144666(MiAaPQ)EBC1609000(DE-B1597)520508(OCoLC)1110717038(DE-B1597)9780520944596(Au-PeEL)EBL1609000(CaPaEBR)ebr10480813(CaONFJC)MIL327720(OCoLC)742517182(EXLCZ)99255000000003982720081121d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrIntimate encounters[electronic resource] Filipina women and the remaking of rural Japan /Lieba FaierBerkeley University of California Pressc20091 online resource (299 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25215-2 0-520-25214-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Figures of desires -- pt. 2. Terms of relations.This groundbreaking study explores the recent dramatic changes brought about in Japan by the influx of a non-Japanese population, Filipina brides. Lieba Faier investigates how Filipina women who emigrated to rural Japan to work in hostess bars-where initially they were widely disparaged as prostitutes and foreigners-came to be identified by the local residents as "ideal, traditional Japanese brides."Intimate Encounters, an ethnography of cultural encounters, unravels this paradox by examining the everyday relational dynamics that drive these interactions. Faier remaps Japan, the Philippines, and the United States into what she terms a "zone of encounters," showing how the meanings of Filipino and Japanese culture and identity are transformed and how these changes are accomplished through ordinary interpersonal exchanges. Intimate Encounters provides an insightful new perspective from which to reconsider national subjectivities amid the increasing pressures of globalization, thereby broadening and deepening our understanding of the larger issues of migration and disapora.WomenJapanSocial conditionsWomenPhilippinesSocial conditionsWomenJapanHistoryWomen household employeesJapanWomen foreign workersJapanForeign workers, PhilippineJapanElectronic books.WomenSocial conditions.WomenSocial conditions.WomenHistory.Women household employeesWomen foreign workersForeign workers, Philippine305.48/89921052163Faier Lieba1050794MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456611003321Intimate encounters2480887UNINA