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34 - Japanese as a Heritage Language Education in the United States

Issues and Future Agenda

from Part V - Heritage Language Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 December 2025

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Kimi Kondo-Brown
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Piotr Romanowski
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University of Warsaw
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This chapter provides an overview of Japanese-as-a-heritage language (JHL) education in the USA, where the number of Japanese residents and Nikkei (Japanese immigrants and their descendants) stands out. The chapter starts by reviewing two conventional ways of conceptualising HL learners. This is followed by a discussion of Japanese diasporas around the globe, especially those in the USA. The chapter then examines the issues and challenges of teaching and learning JHL in the USA. It also discusses identity issues in relation to HL development in general and JHL in particular. The chapter concludes by recommending future JHL education and research endeavours.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Multilingual Education , pp. 669 - 686
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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