The book studies the “Manchurian immigrants” from many important aspects such
as agricultural operation, education, religion, and women’s issues. It contains the
following features: first, readers can get deeper understanding on the “Manchurian
immigrants” policies by investigating the agriculture-based social life of the
“Manchurian immigrants” in Northeast China; second, studying the life conditions of
the “Manchurian immigrants” can make up for the lack of researches in related field
to some extent; third, readers are given chances by this book to learn Japanese society
and Japanese people from another facet.