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This project analyzes the issues experienced by Japan's largest minority group, the hisabetsu burakumin. Using a variety of burakumin and non-burakumin sources, I explore how the group's identity is constructed, why they are...

hisabetsu burakumin discrimination untouchability Japan Identity Other caste system Emancipation Edict Meiji period eta villagers passing Arts and Humanities Asian History East Asian Languages and Societies Inequality and Stratification Japanese Studies