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1 online resource (xii, 332 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Heidelberg studies in Pacific anthropology ; volume 5
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Heidelberg studies in Pacific anthropology ; v. 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. "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 -- 3. "A Home away from Home." Migration Destinations of the Sonsorolese -- Echang -- Saipan -- Guam -- Portland and Salem, Oregon -- 4. Who am I? Fundamental Notions of Identity from an Anthropological Perspective -- Cultural Identity -- Collective Identity -- Ethnic Identity -- 5. Assessment of Anthropological Key Terms in Migration Studies -- Transnationalism and Migration -- Diaspora -- Nation, Home and Belonging -- 6. 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 -- 7. 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 -- 8. 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 -- 9. "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 -- 10. Conclusion -- 11. Contributors. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Assimilation.
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Emigration and immigration.
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Emigration and immigration. |
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immigration. |
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Migration period (Medieval culture or period) |
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emigration. |
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migrations (events) |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Walda-Mandel, Stephanie. 'There is no place like home'. Heidelberg, GERMANY : Universit?atsverlag Winter, 2016 9783825366926 3825366928 (OCoLC)965200789 |
| ISBN |
9783825376420 (electronic book) |
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3825376427 (electronic book) |
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9783825366926 (print) |
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3825366928 (print) |
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3825366928 |
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9783825366926 |
| Standard No. |
9783825366926 |
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