Discrimination Towards Japanese Immigrants In The United States Of America During World War Ii Internment Camp Depicted In Fort Minor’s Song Lyrics In Kenji

Wahyudinata, Wildan (2017) Discrimination Towards Japanese Immigrants In The United States Of America During World War Ii Internment Camp Depicted In Fort Minor’s Song Lyrics In Kenji. Sarjana thesis, Universitas Brawijaya.

Abstract

Fort Minor Lagu Lirik berjudul Kenji menggambarkan diskriminasi terhadap Kenji sebagai karakter imigran Jepang selama ia tinggal di Amerika Serikat. Ini adalah lagu hip hop atau rap rock oleh Fort Minor Band. Lyric lagu ini ditulis oleh Mike Shinoda seorang musisi Amerika Jepang. Dalam lagu Lyric ini, karakter Kenji diwakili sebagai imigran Jepang yang mengalami diskriminasi yang dilakukan oleh rakyat Amerika, militer, dan pemerintahan. Pendekatan sosiologis dan teori spesifik seperti stereotip, prasangka, dan diskriminasi berlaku untuk menganalisis lagu lirik ini. Untuk mendukung analisis, peneliti memberikan penjelasan singkat, historis migrasi imigran Jepang ke Amerika Serikat. Hasil penelitian ini menemukan bahwa ada beberapa cara untuk bagaimana Kenji sebagai karakter imigran Jepang mengalami diskriminasi yang dilakukan oleh orang Amerika. Yang pertama adalah Kenji menghadapi stereotip negatif ketika dia tinggal di Hawaii pada tahun 1905. Yang kedua adalah dia juga menghadapi prasangka selama dia tinggal di Los Angeles. Yang ketiga, ia menghadapi diskriminasi setelah tragedi Perang Dunia II. Situasi membuatnya diisolasi ke dalam kamp interniran. Dia mengalami tiga jenis diskriminasi, yang merupakan diskriminasi interpersonal, diskriminasi organisasi, dan diskriminasi institusional 4. Diskriminasi ini disebabkan oleh stereotip negatif, prasangka, dan dampak negatif dari perang.

English Abstract

Fort Minor song lyric entitled Kenji depicts discrimination towards Kenji as a Japanese Immigrant character during he lives in the United States of America. It is a Hip Hop or Rap Rock song by Fort Minor band. This song lyric is written by Mike Shinoda a Japanese American musician. In this song lyric, the character Kenji is represented as Japanese Immigrant who experiences discrimination done by American people, military, and governmment. Sociological approach and specific theories such as stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination apply to analyze this song lyric. To support the analysis, the researcher gives brief explanation the historical of migration Japanese immigrant to the United States of America. The results of this study find that there are some ways of how Kenji as a Japanese immigrant character experiences discrimination done by American. The first is Kenji faces negative stereotype when he stays in Hawaii in 1905. The second is he also faces prejudice during he stays in Los Angeles. The third, He faces discrimination after the tragedy of World War II. The situation makes him to be isolated into internment camp. He experiences three kind of discrimination, which are interpersonal discrimination, organizational discrimination, and institutional 4 discrimination. These discriminations are caused by negative stereotype, prejudice, and negative impact of war.

Item Type: Thesis (Sarjana)
Identification Number: SKR/FBS/2017/103/051700992
Subjects: 400 Language > 420 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Depositing User: Nur Cholis
Date Deposited: 21 Feb 2017 12:58
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2021 03:41
URI: http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/102737
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