Tuesday, 26 March 2019

American Burakumin – an untold story





American Burakumin – an untold story: This Thanksgiving, I broached a topic with my Japanese American cousins about a heritage issue they weren’t too familiar with. Few Americans know that the Japanese historically has an underclass of untouchables similar to other Asian cultures like India. The “burakumin” are descendants of a feudal outcaste that worked in occupations handling dead bodies – ...

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