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Informationen zum Autor JANE H. YAMASHIRO is a visiting scholar in the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Klappentext What happens when Japanese Americans, born and raised in the United States, are the ones living abroad in Japan? Redefining Japaneseness chronicles how Japanese American migrants to Japan navigate and complicate the categories of Japanese and "foreigner”. Jane H. Yamashiro tracks the multiple ways these migrants strategically negotiate and interpret their daily interactions. Zusammenfassung What happens when Japanese Americans, born and raised in the United States, are the ones living abroad in Japan? Redefining Japaneseness chronicles how Japanese American migrants to Japan navigate and complicate the categories of Japanese and “foreigner”. Jane H. Yamashiro tracks the multiple ways these migrants strategically negotiate and interpret their daily interactions. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNote on Terminology Introduction 2Japanese as a Global Ancestral Group: Japaneseness on the US Continent, Hawaii, and Japan 3Differentiated Japanese American Identities: The Continent Versus Hawaii 4From Hapa to Hafu: Mixed Japanese American Identities in Japan 5Language and Names in Shifting Assertions of Japaneseness 6Back in the United States: Japanese American Interpretations of Their Experiences in Japan Conclusion Appendix A: Methodology: Studying Japanese American Experiences in TokyoAppendix B: List of Japanese American Interviewees Who Have Lived in Japan NotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
