Table of Contents



Preface
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Introduction
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Panel 1: Japanese American Studies in the Rearview Mirror

1. Universalism and Particularism in Asian American Studies: Towards a Historiography
Lon Kurashige�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@21
2. Cultural Particularlism ?vs. Oppressors�f Universalism?: Comments on Kurashige�fs Paper
Yasuko Takezawa�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@37


Panel 2: Migrating to and from Japan

3. Writing Between Two Nations: Okina Kyu(^)in `s Sokoku ni Kaeru Ki or A Record on Returning Home
Kristina Vassil�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@ 45
4. Once and Again: Japanese Americans Return to Japan Preliminary Findings
Art Nomura�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@53
5. Crossing National Boundaries and the Color Line: A Contrastive Study of Houston�fs Tea with Ariyoshi�fs Hishoku
Kyoto Nozaki�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@�@57


Panel 3: Conceptualizing �eRace�f and �eCommunity�f in the United States


6. Placing the Japanese Immigrant Community in the Time-Space of Early Twentieth-Century American West: The Nexus between the Japanese Association and the Local Economy
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7. Ethno-racial Formation of Japanese Immigrant Community in Los Angeles: A Sociological Perspective�@
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8. Comments
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