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"There is no place like home" : migration and cultural identity of the Sonsorolese, Micronesia / Stephanie Walda-Mandel.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Heidelberg, GERMANY : Universit?atsverlag Winter, (c)2016.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 332 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783825376420
  • 3825376427
  • 3825366928
  • 9783825366926
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HM843 .T447 2016
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Introduction -- "Do You Know Paradise Island?" Sonsorol and its Integration in the Palauan Archipelago -- Dongosaro: Sonsorol -- Belu'uera Belau: The Republic of Palau -- History and Colonial Heritage of Palau -- Methodological Reflection -- "A Home away from Home." Migration Destinations of the Sonsorolese -- Echang -- Saipan -- Guam -- Portland and Salem, Oregon -- Who am I? Fundamental Notions of Identity from an Anthropological Perspective -- Cultural Identity -- Collective Identity -- Ethnic Identity -- Assessment of Anthropological Key Terms in Migration Studies -- Transnationalism and Migration -- Diaspora -- Nation, Home and Belonging -- Traditional Sonsorolese Identity Markers -- Community and Respect -- Religious Faith and Gods -- Mourning and Death -- Chants -- Healing Techniques -- Food -- Land Tenure -- Tattoos and Hair -- Navigation -- Language -- Daily Life of the Sonsorolese in a New Home -- Causes for Sonsorolese Migration -- Solid Network of the Family: Chain Migration -- Remittances and Staying in Touch -- Home is not a Country, but a Feeling: Nostalgia and the Return Myth -- Faith as a Unifying Force: The Catholic Church -- Sports as an Identity-Forming Power -- Taste of Home: Sonsorolese Cooking -- Challenges for the Sonsorolese Identity -- Identity and Ethnicity -- "The Small Heart": Sonsorolese Children and the Educational System -- "Echang Language": Loss of the Sonsorolese Language -- "The Money Comes from the Devil!": Cultural Loss and Social Change -- Struggling against Oblivion: Revitalization of the Sonsorolese Traditions -- Transformations -- "No More Typhoon, Go Home!" Self- and External Perception of Sonsorolese Identity -- "They are Palauan Citizens, but they are not Palauans!" Discrimination and Self-Perception -- "Don't Go out with Tobian People or Guys, cause those People are not Good!" -- Perception of the Sonsorolese by Members of the Residence Societies from outside Palau -- Being In-between: Sonsorolese Children and Teenagers -- Self-Identification of the Sonsorolese -- Conclusion -- Contributors.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- "Do You Know Paradise Island?" Sonsorol and its Integration in the Palauan Archipelago -- Dongosaro: Sonsorol -- Belu'uera Belau: The Republic of Palau -- History and Colonial Heritage of Palau -- Methodological Reflection -- "A Home away from Home." Migration Destinations of the Sonsorolese -- Echang -- Saipan -- Guam -- Portland and Salem, Oregon -- Who am I? Fundamental Notions of Identity from an Anthropological Perspective -- Cultural Identity -- Collective Identity -- Ethnic Identity -- Assessment of Anthropological Key Terms in Migration Studies -- Transnationalism and Migration -- Diaspora -- Nation, Home and Belonging -- Traditional Sonsorolese Identity Markers -- Community and Respect -- Religious Faith and Gods -- Mourning and Death -- Chants -- Healing Techniques -- Food -- Land Tenure -- Tattoos and Hair -- Navigation -- Language -- Daily Life of the Sonsorolese in a New Home -- Causes for Sonsorolese Migration -- Solid Network of the Family: Chain Migration -- Remittances and Staying in Touch -- Home is not a Country, but a Feeling: Nostalgia and the Return Myth -- Faith as a Unifying Force: The Catholic Church -- Sports as an Identity-Forming Power -- Taste of Home: Sonsorolese Cooking -- Challenges for the Sonsorolese Identity -- Identity and Ethnicity -- "The Small Heart": Sonsorolese Children and the Educational System -- "Echang Language": Loss of the Sonsorolese Language -- "The Money Comes from the Devil!": Cultural Loss and Social Change -- Struggling against Oblivion: Revitalization of the Sonsorolese Traditions -- Transformations -- "No More Typhoon, Go Home!" Self- and External Perception of Sonsorolese Identity -- "They are Palauan Citizens, but they are not Palauans!" Discrimination and Self-Perception -- "Don't Go out with Tobian People or Guys, cause those People are not Good!" -- Perception of the Sonsorolese by Members of the Residence Societies from outside Palau -- Being In-between: Sonsorolese Children and Teenagers -- Self-Identification of the Sonsorolese -- Conclusion -- Contributors.

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