Debito Arudou (born David Christopher Schofill on 13 January 1965) is a writer, blogger, and human rights activist. He was born in the United States and became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 2000.
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The dynamic of racism under CRT is one of power and self-perpetuation of the status quo. Debito Arudou
The dynamic of racism under CRT is one of power and self-perpetuation of the status quo.
Wajin is a term used in contemporary scholarship on Hokkaidō’s indigenous people, the Ainu, to differentiate them from their nineteenth-century Japanese colonizers and present-day Debito Arudou
Wajin is a term used in contemporary scholarship on Hokkaidō’s indigenous people, the Ainu, to differentiate them from their nineteenth-century Japanese colonizers and present-day
China has overtaken Japan as the world’s #2 power so Japan can’t possibly be leaders in those fields and therefore must be on the decline in all catgories. Debito Arudou
China has overtaken Japan as the world’s #2 power so Japan can’t possibly be leaders in those fields and therefore must be on the decline in all catgories.
Tchose who best understand this dynamic and its effects are the people disadvantaged within the racialised structure of power and privilege, and thus are necessarily excluded from the discourse regarding the organization of society; and, consequently, Debito Arudou
Tchose who best understand this dynamic and its effects are the people disadvantaged within the racialised structure of power and privilege, and thus are necessarily excluded from the discourse regarding the organization of society; and, consequently,
Racism is seen as necessarily existing to advance and promote, both materially and psychologically, the interests and privileges of members within the dominant power structure. Debito Arudou
Racism is seen as necessarily existing to advance and promote, both materially and psychologically, the interests and privileges of members within the dominant power structure.
Japan is the only ‘developed’ county that doesn’t provide the vote for it’s non-citizens who live elsewhere. Debito Arudou
Japan is the only ‘developed’ county that doesn’t provide the vote for it’s non-citizens who live elsewhere.
This is just the start of the whole racist process. Next thing you know, your pension is declared null and void and your 'ha-fu' kids are kicked out of school for not being Japanese enough. Debito Arudou
This is just the start of the whole racist process. Next thing you know, your pension is declared null and void and your 'ha-fu' kids are kicked out of school for not being Japanese enough.
If the laws themselves are racialized, then, due to the ‘performative’ aspect of race and law, people will be similarly codified and singled out for differential treatment due to their racialized characteristics. Debito Arudou
If the laws themselves are racialized, then, due to the ‘performative’ aspect of race and law, people will be similarly codified and singled out for differential treatment due to their racialized characteristics.
Characteristic of most naturalization processes into a nation-state, there are significant barriers to entry, including an extensive application process, officially-certified documents to retrieve and translate at cost, intrusive information about famil Debito Arudou
Characteristic of most naturalization processes into a nation-state, there are significant barriers to entry, including an extensive application process, officially-certified documents to retrieve and translate at cost, intrusive information about famil
In every society, laws frame, codify, and legitimize how people will be treated in the modern nation-state. Debito Arudou
In every society, laws frame, codify, and legitimize how people will be treated in the modern nation-state.
Nationality Law Articles Five through Nine state that it is legally possible to become a Japanese citizen through naturalization. Debito Arudou
Nationality Law Articles Five through Nine state that it is legally possible to become a Japanese citizen through naturalization.
