Yamashiro, Jane H.

Redefining Japaneseness : Japanese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages) - Asian American Studies Today Series . - Asian American Studies Today Series .

Intro -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Terminology -- Introduction -- 1. Japanese as a Global Ancestral Group. Japaneseness on the US Continent, Hawai'i, and Japan -- 2. Differentiated Japanese American Identities. The Continent versus Hawai'i -- 3. From Hapa to Hāfu. Mixed Japanese American Identities in Japan -- 4. Language and Names in Shifting Assertions of Japaneseness -- 5. Back in the United States. Japanese American Interpretations of Their Experiences in Japan -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Methodology of Studying Japanese American Experiences in Tokyo -- Appendix B. List of Japanese American Interviewees Who Have Lived in Japan -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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Japanese Americans-Japan-Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans-Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans-Migrations.
National characteristics, Japanese.
Ethnicity-Japan.
Transnationalism-Social aspects-Japan.
Transnationalism-Social aspects-United States.
Japan-Ethnic relations.
Japan-Emigration and immigration-Social aspects.
United States-Emigration and immigration-Social aspects.


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