01433pab a2200157 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Takenaka, Ayumi Transnational community and its ethnic consequences: the return migration and the transformation of ethnicity of Japanese Peruvians 1999 p.1459-474 Jun-Jul This article examines the consequences of transnational community formation for immigrants' communities and ethnic identity. Focusing on a culturally, nationally, and racially mixed group of Japanese Peruvians who are dispersed across Peru, Japan, and the United States, the author examines how their communities and ethnic identity are transformed as a consequence of their migrations and transnational ties. During ethnographic fieldwork in their communities, the author found that Japanese Peruvians across the Pacific create their own ethnic identity as Nikkei, distinct from others, by exploiting their international ties and resources. She argues, therefore, that migrants' transnational ties can accentuate their group boundaries both within the sending and receiving countries, particularly when migrants perceive that there are benefits. Hence, the process of transnational community formation can hinder migrants' assimilation in nations. - Reproduced Immigration American Behavioral Scientist 41801 41801 41801 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 42, Issue no: 9 AR42178 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR