Pat Kitano
@pkitanoPat Kitano es el fundador de Domus Consulting Group , una consultoría que trabaja con empresas y asociaciones para desarrollar estrategias de participación comunitaria y redes sociales. Pat es el autor del popular blog de medios Media Transparent y del blog inmobiliario Transparent Real Estate.com .
Actualizado en diciembre de 2009
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American Burakumin – an untold story
7 de diciembre de 2009 • Pat Kitano
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 – butchers, leather workers – and considered unclean. They are indistinguishable in physical appearance from other Japanese, and live mostly in the western half of Japan. …