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the writing process of my thesis. This t
the writing process of my thesis. This thes

isKennethBureau, Ministry of Internal
isKennethBureau, Ministry of Internal Aff

airs and Communications). Immigrationma
airs and Communications). Immigrationmarri

ageidentity and therefore reexamine and
ageidentity and therefore reexamine and re

evaluateattend?about two different sou
evaluateattend?about two different souls

within one body that strive for differen
within one body that strive for different a

nd not easily reconcilable goals. The Af
nd not easily reconcilable goals. The Afric

an American Òsimply wishes to make it po
an American Òsimply wishes to make it possi

ble for a man to be both a Negro and an
ble for a man to be both a Negro and an Ame

ricanÓ (Du Bois 9), a simple wish yet se
ricanÓ (Du Bois 9), a simple wish yet seemi

nglythereforereducing this uncertainty
nglythereforereducing this uncertainty and

making it uniformly understoodhas rece
making it uniformly understoodhas receive

d a lot of attentiondemonstrate through
d a lot of attentiondemonstrate through th

e case of President Obama that double co
e case of President Obama that double consc

iousness is not as Òblack and whiteÓ as
iousness is not as Òblack and whiteÓ as it

was when introduced by Du Bois and Fanon
was when introduced by Du Bois and Fanon. H

e answers the question, "how does a man
e answers the question, "how does a man who

appears to be culturally white function
appears to be culturally white function as

a black American?" (Gikandi 214). This
a black American?" (Gikandi 214). This is

a question that takes double consciousne
a question that takes double consciousness

into consideration, appliedAmericandisc
into consideration, appliedAmericandiscour

ses of multicultural counseling. It also
ses of multicultural counseling. It also at

tempts to share stories about clientsÕr
tempts to share stories about clientsÕrela

tionship to others of similar background
tionship to others of similar background. (

Pollock and Van Reken 19) Mostly, TCKs c
Pollock and Van Reken 19) Mostly, TCKs cate

gorize the childrenÒThird Culture Kids
gorize the childrenÒThird Culture Kids (TC

Ks)The notion of TCK correspondsdouble
Ks)The notion of TCK correspondsdouble con

sciousness as TCKs are raised in a cross
sciousness as TCKs are raised in a cross-cu

ltural world and are affectedÒwhy hafu
ltural world and are affectedÒwhy hafu and

not daburu?Ó My thesis builds on exisis
not daburu?Ó My thesis builds on exisistin

g research and contributes to the unders
g research and contributes to the understan

ding of the meaningthesisissue.Japane
ding of the meaningthesisissue.Japanese

society can create a barrier for minorit
society can create a barrier for minorities

' integrationfather,enteredand the op
' integrationfather,enteredand the oppon

ents'confusionHowever, they represent
ents'confusionHowever, they represent a v

ery low percentage of the total Japanese
ery low percentage of the total Japanese po

pulation; approximately 1.5% when all mi
pulation; approximately 1.5% when all minor

ities are combined. Though Asian minorit
ities are combined. Though Asian minorities

Ariana's appearance is mostly rejected
Ariana's appearance is mostly rejected by

that group she attempts to belong to. Bu
that group she attempts to belong to. But e

ach group also has other require other c
ach group also has other require other crit

eria that membersJapanese and American
eria that membersJapanese and Americancul

ture,withinothers do not consider to b
ture,withinothers do not consider to be J

apanese,became"half," hafus are implic
apanese,became"half," hafus are implicitl

y reminded"empathic orientationreally
y reminded"empathic orientationreally bel

ieved I was Japanese" (Hafu). This is al
ieved I was Japanese" (Hafu). This is also

an interesting point because Fusae says
an interesting point because Fusae says tha

t she thought she was Japanese until she
t she thought she was Japanese until she re

alized she was not. Indeed, she is not b
alized she was not. Indeed, she is not beca

use she is considered as a hafu, and not
use she is considered as a hafu, and not as

a Japanese. Whether a hafu presents his
a Japanese. Whether a hafu presents his or

herself as a hafu, he will be considere
herself as a hafu, he will be considered a

s a hafu instead of as a Japanese,natur
s a hafu instead of as a Japanese,nature o

f the scene" (Burke, "Grammarorld becau
f the scene" (Burke, "Grammarorld because

the symbol was created by fixing in a pe
the symbol was created by fixing in a perma

nent way either a reflection, selection
nent way either a reflection, selection or

deflectionhierarchy.villain attempts t
deflectionhierarchy.villain attempts to e

liminate imperfectboth hafus yet we hav
liminate imperfectboth hafus yet we have h

ad very different experiencesKennethpo
ad very different experiencesKennethposit

iveapply here are very much applicable
iveapply here are very much applicable to

other cases as I have briefly explained
other cases as I have briefly explained wit

h the exampleeyes of the majority. As e
h the exampleeyes of the majority. As exam

ples,Unitedbecoming increasingly multir
ples,Unitedbecoming increasingly multiraci

al, which suggests that minorities are b
al, which suggests that minorities are beco

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