Japanese Diasporas : Unsung Pasts, Conflicting Presents and Uncertain Futures (Hardcover)

Introduction Part 1: Origins of the Japanese Diaspora 1. The Japanese Diaspora in the New World: Its Asian Predecessors and Origins Roger Daniels 2. Japanese Emigration and Immigration: From the Meiji to the Modern James Stanlaw 3. Instructions to Emigrant Laborers, 1885-1894: "Return in Triumph" or "Wander on the Verge of Starvation"Jonathan Dresner Part 2: Cultural Identity: From the Incipient Diaspora to Classic Diaspora 4. Paradise Lost: Japan’s Agricultural Colonists in Manchukuo Greg Guelcher 5. The Intermarried Issei and Mestizo Nisei in the Philippines: Reflections on the Origin of Philippine Nikkeijin Problems Shun Ohno 6. Constructing Japanese Brazilian Identity: From Agrarian Migrants to Urban White Collar Workers Nobuko Adachi 7. A Stone Voice: The Diary of a JapaneseTransnational Migrant in CanadaKeibo Oiwa 8. The Japanese of Peru: The First Century Experience and Beyond Daniel Masterson 9. Japanese Latin Americans During World War II: A Reconsideration Lane Hirabayashi and Akemi Kikumura-Yano Part 3: Constructing Identities in the Okinawan, Nikkei, and Permanent Resident Diasporas 10. Four Governments and a New Land: Emigration to Bolivia Kozy Amemiya 11. Acting Japanese Gary Okihiro 12. Crossing Ethnic Boundaries: The Challenge of Brazilian Nikkeijin Return Migrants in Japan Takeyuki "Gaku" Tsuda 13. Overseas Japanese and the Challenges of Repatriation in Post-Colonial East Asia Mariko Asano Tamanoi 14. Negotiating Work and Self: Experiences of Japanese Working Women in Singapore Leng Leng Thang, Miho Goda, and Elizabeth MacLachlan References Index