Based on a large‐scale survey conducted with parents from Japanese language schools in Sydney in 2015, this paper aims to review multiple dimensions of social cohesion in the Japanese ethnic community in Australia. Looking at several indices such as economic, political, and cultural integration, the paper describes the social profile of the Japanese ethnic community, questioning the generic perception of the community as a coherent body of middle‐class migrants in Australia. This was achieved through a comparative analysis with outcomes of a national survey of the Australian population on social cohesion and draws attention to the ways in which a particular sense of social cohesion with Australian society is constructed by Japanese migrants. The study found a differentiated sense of belonging to the local community, country of residence (Australia), and nation of origin (Japan). It found communal diversity in the Japanese community resulting from there being a majority of women migrants who were part of cross‐border marriages and their children living in multicultural family circumstances. It was concluded that this configuration within the community leads to advocacy related to a re‐identification as a possible ethnic group of migrants that should be recognized in an inclusive migration settlement policy in Australia.

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多元文化主义与社会凝聚力：日本社区对“成为澳大利亚人”的看法

基于2015年与悉尼日本语学校的父母进行的大规模调查，本文旨在回顾澳大利亚日本人社区的社会凝聚力的多个维度。通过考察经济，政治和文化融合等多个指标，本文描述了日本种族社区的社会状况，并质疑该社区对澳大利亚中产阶级移民的凝聚力的普遍看法。这是通过对澳大利亚人口的社会凝聚力进行全国调查的结果进行比较分析而实现的，并提请人们注意日本移民如何构建与澳大利亚社会的特殊社会凝聚力。该研究发现了对当地社区的不同归属感，居住国（澳大利亚）和原籍国（日本）。它发现日本社区的社区多样性是由于大多数跨境婚姻中的女性移民及其子女生活在多文化家庭环境中而造成的。结论是，社区内部的这种配置导致了与重新识别为可能的移民族裔有关的倡导，应该在澳大利亚的包容性移民安置政策中予以承认。