Title: A Study on the Past Community of the Little Tokyo Through the

Present in Barangay Mintal ,Davao City

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Context

1.1.1 Background of the Study

It is worth reflecting on the historical significance of the past and its role in the present

as we face the future from the early years of a new century. The problem of historical

consumption, heritage marketing and the resulting societal implications were also a factor in

the matter (Christina Goulding, 2009).

The most crucial criteria that affect and change the community’s identity is the border

between the community’s past and present and the separation of the two phases. The

appearance of the population has always altered, but at the certain times the separation between

past and present has been more important. (Ali Sharghi, 2018).

This raises concerns about the role of history in constructing identity. Supporting the

past may be more crucial that merely strengthening local cultural positioning (Christina

Goulding, 2009). Areas that were not too far away from the neighborhood’s community spaces

in the past are now transformed into the oldest areas of the neighborhood and cannot discover

their real contexts after the neighborhood’s disappearance and have no effective place in the

current urban setting (Mohammadreza Sadeghi Moghaddam, 2014).

This study will gather information about the past community that has a major impact

that once brings an identity to the community and compares the past to the present state of the

society. Also to recognize what is the forgotten part of history and to determine the remains in

the present community.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

The current community is now unrecognizable and slowly becoming unappreciated and

cannot recall the significant impact of their previous community’s history on today’s

environment and just disregard the past to their current society.

1.2.1 Problem Questions (3 max)

The researcher formulate two research questions that aims to be answered:

1. How does the present community adapt to the remains of the culture?

2. What aspect of the history community is ideal to revive?

1.3 Theoretical/Conceptual Framework

1.3.1 Theoretical Framework

A wider set of cultural beliefs about nature is expressed through the awareness of

cultural habitats. It relates by cultural values to collective principles and purposes of life and

the associated standards and expectations that govern how environments make people more

meaningful and significant. Researchers argued that cultural habitats are both a product of the

application of these values and a context in which they can be understood (Robert Fisha, 2016).

The understanding of the components of cultural spaces, procedures and advantages

and social values that they form and reflect will provide researchers and decision-makers with

a structure for understanding the cultural importance (Harald Schaich, 2010).

A previous representation shared by members of a community, such as a nation’s

generation or individuals, is called collective memory. Reflecting on the characteristics of the

location with a faith that allows collective memory to be reproduced into a complicated

connection between locations, activity, history and moral values. Collective memory of a
location and the characteristics of a location that allow the conceptualization of memory in the

area (Azadeh Lak, 2019).

1.3.2 Conceptual Framework

The aspect of collective memory as a place, activities/ events, and history was

illustrated in the conceptual scheme. It demonstrates that through some intermingled

connections collective memory develops. Such interrelationship begin with individuals in their

physical setting acting as individuals. Through their actions, these users connect with their

settings on a common history. Using space through specific operations takes human

experiences to the next level and introduces new memories to the existence (Azadeh Lak,

2019).

History

Past Current
Community Community

Collective
Memory

Physical Economic Social

- Natural Environment
- Economic Status - Social Activities
- Built Environment

- Assessment/
Analyze

- Interviews

- Survey
1.4 Goals and Objectives

 To determine the relationship between the past and current community

 To assess the past and current historical factors of the area such as the physical,

economic and social.

 To understand how the history gave impact to the current community

1.5 Scope and Limitation

SCOPE OF THE STUDY, it is very important that you state in the clearest
manner possible the coverage of your study and project. To do this, you must first ask
yourself what you need to do and why you need to do them. Once you’ve identified these you
can again categorize or group them to gauge the task better.

1.6 Hypothesis/es

One for each objective on difference/relationship/influence/prediction/impact/ whichever is

applicable.

1.7 Significance of the Study

Possible beneficiaries and the benefits they will gain from the study clearly stated

In paragraph form, one paragraph if short or paragraphs if long.

1.8 Acronyms and Abbreviations, Definition of Terms and Concepts

1.2 Review of Related Literature

When you have already established your scope, you probably would have also known the
coverage of your thesis. Hence, you are ready to define varied literature related to your study. These
are summarized versions of articles, researches, write-ups and other thesis works which are
somehow related to your topic(s). The key here is simple. The more you read the better. And
therefore the easier for you to visualize and understand the needs of your work. This would also help
you know where you will take-off. Having known what were already written and published, you will
then have the idea where would you start your study. Will it just be a continuation of an existing
project? Will you just be pushing a new theory related to those previously stated? Or is it a totally
new project with totally new concepts related to the existing ones? To help you further understand,
here are some guidelines on citing related literature.
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