The challenge for Peruvian children of going to school in Japan (Spanish)

How I became a volunteer at the International Association of Yamato (Spanish) The importance of knowing the Japanese language (Spanish) Several ways to participate and integrate into Japanese society (Spanish) The challenge for Peruvian children of going to school in Japan (Spanish) The identity crisis of Peruvian children in Japan (Spanish) The breakdown of the family structure as a result of the deskasegi movement (Spanish)

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(Spanish) In the case of Peruvian children... As there were not many Peruvian schools, we wanted... we have distance education in line with the education in Japanese schools. Well, usually the children complete chugaku (junior high school), which is basic (primary) education, basic secondary (junior high school), but they also go to high school. What happens is that the change is so drastic; the rules are so drastic that they cannot continue. A lot is that, right? They quit studying. Here the salary is set according to education. It may be that you have the basic secondary school or high school or college... It may be that he who has only basic secondary education has more capacity for work, but (they) pay for the level of study. Therefore, it is very important that they at least finish the upper secondary level (high school).

Date: March 24, 2009
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Interviewer: Alberto Matsumoto
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

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