Tanpopo: Personal international narratives of Japanese women living in Spain

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Tanpopo Personal international narratives of
Japanese women living in Spain

• Rosalia AVILA TAPIES
• Konan University, Japan

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Japanese Immigration in EU Spain
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Female Japanese migrants

• Female immigration and settlement through
  marriage and love
• Tanpopo association
• ??????(1994)
• Tanpopo bulletin
• ??????(1995-2007)
• ? Written narratives

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Tanpopo-no-kai ??????

• 1994Formation
• 1995 Tanpopo-Tsushin Newsletter
• 1996 Circulating notebooks (3)
• 1997 Childcare notebook. BCN Playroom (1st
  group)
• 1998Website
• 1999 Official registration (Sociedad Tanpopo)
• 2002 BCN Playroom (2nd group)
• 200510th anniversary commemorative activities

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Tanpopo-Tsushin ??????(1995-2007)

• Friendship and exchange of information
• cohabitation problems of intercultural couples
• multicultural education of Hispanic-Japanese
  children
• perceptions of Spanish society
• internal tensions and conflicts

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Jan.1995
May. 2007
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Regionalization
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10th anniversary commemorative activities
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Website