Download or read book Identity, Language and Education of Sakhalin Japanese and Koreans written by Svetlana Paichadze and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the issues of education, the use of languages and the formation of self-identification of the Japanese and Korean diasporas of Sakhalin, over a hundred years period: from the time they moved to the island, until their “return” to historical homelands in Japan or South Korea. During this time, their language environment and language of education changed 4 times and Japanese and Korean of Sakhalin continued to be a linguistic and ethnic minority. This book is of interest to researchers, students, NGO supporters and education policy makers.