Language minority students in Japanese classrooms

Minority (non-Japanese) students can be found throughout the entire Japanese education system. An incomplete list of possible cultural and or language minorities represented in Japanese schools include: other Asians, particularly Koreans, Chinese, Filipinos, Indonesians, Nepalis, Thais, Mongolians and Vietnamese Europeans North Americans Latin American, particularly Brazilian and Peruvian Returnee children bicultural children whose parents are from separate cultures and/or who speak separate languages Ryukyuan people Ainu people Okinawans and Ainu are considered to be speakers of Japanese, and as a result are not considered language minorities.

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Language minority students in Japanese classrooms

Minority (non-Japanese) students can be found throughout the entire Japanese education system. An incomplete list of possible cultural and or language minorities represented in Japanese schools include: other Asians, particularly Koreans, Chinese, Filipinos, Indonesians, Nepalis, Thais, Mongolians and Vietnamese Europeans North Americans Latin American, particularly Brazilian and Peruvian Returnee children bicultural children whose parents are from separate cultures and/or who speak separate languages Ryukyuan people Ainu people Okinawans and Ainu are considered to be speakers of Japanese, and as a result are not considered language minorities.

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