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The gaijin /

'The Gaijin' tells the story of an individual negotiating his identity in a foreign country. It follows Luke Jonathan Driscoll - an American who has been residing in Japan for nearly 3 years and who makes a living predominantly from English-speaking related jobs, including acting as a ...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Brighton, England : University of Manchester, Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2008.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Noncitizens > Japan.
Americans > Japan.
Identity (Psychology)
Identité (Psychologie)
Noncitizens
Americans
Japan
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Short films
Documentary films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:'The Gaijin' tells the story of an individual negotiating his identity in a foreign country. It follows Luke Jonathan Driscoll - an American who has been residing in Japan for nearly 3 years and who makes a living predominantly from English-speaking related jobs, including acting as a 'priest' at Western-style 'white weddings' in luxury hotels.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 16, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 min.)
Playing Time:00:23:29