Okina Ky¿in boarded the steamship Kaga Maru at the port of Yokohama in 1907, bound for America. For this ambitious young man, Japanese-American newspapers were an invaluable medium for communicating his opinions on important social issues and documenting everyday life in his community. His vivid articles and stories established him as an essential voice among Japanese immigrants. This book examines Okina's life on the American West Coast in the context of U.S.-Japanese diplomatic relations between 1868 and 1924.
Okina Ky¿in boarded the steamship Kaga Maru at the port of Yokohama in 1907, bound for America. For this ambitious young man, Japanese-American newspapers were an invaluable medium for communicating his opinions on important social issues and documenting everyday life in his community. His vivid articles and stories established him as an essential voice among Japanese immigrants. This book examines Okina's life on the American West Coast in the context of U.S.-Japanese diplomatic relations between 1868 and 1924.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ikuko Torimoto is a native of Japan and associate professor of modern languages and literature at St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Wayne Patterson Preface Part One. Japanese Exploration of the Western World: Early Japanese Visitors to Europe and the Americas 1. Date Masamune's Odyssey: Exploring the Outside World in the Early Edo Period 2. Dispatch of Embassies and Students to the West 3. Chinese Crossing the Pacific Ocean 4. John Henry Schnell Leads the First Japanese Emigrants to North America 5. Early Japanese Pioneers in the United States 6. Japanese Students in the United States Part Two. Okina Ky in on the American West Coast, 1907-1924 7. Okina Ky in, an Extraordinary Japanese 8. Cultural Journalism on the American West Coast 9. Seattle, Washington, 1907-1908 10. Nihonjin-machi (Japantown) in Seattle 11. Bremerton, 1908-1909 12. Japanese-American Newspapers in Seattle 13. The End-of-the-Year Dinner: The Zabuton (Japanese Sitting Cushion) Incident 14. A Literary Man's Play 15. In Portland and Astoria, 1910-1911 16. "Sat no Himitsu" (Sat 's Secret Life Story) 17. "Yonkagetsuhan" (Four and a Half Months) 18. Aspiration to Write for Japanese-American Newspapers 19. Return to Japan, 1913-1914 20. Back to Seattle 21. Okina and the Furuya Company (1914) 22. Life in Stockton (1914-1917) 23. Stockton's Japantown 24. Okina's Wife Arrives in San Francisco 25. Shashin Kekkon: Picture Brides 26. The Stockton Nihonjinkai (Japanese Association of Stockton) 27. Ushijima Kinji, President of the Zaibei Nihonjinkai 28. Okina Visits Mizutani Bangoku of the fu Nipp (The Sacramento Daily News) 29. Editor of the fu Nipp at Stockton 30. "Jun Iminchi Bungaku no Bokk Jidai" (Time of the Coming of Age of Real Immigrant Literature) 31. "Kakeochi" (Runaway) 32. "Aku no Hikage" (Shadow of Evil) 33. Journalists from Leading Newspaper Companies in Japan 34. Florin, 1916-1917 35. Life in Oakland, 1917-1924 36. Oakland's Japantown 37. Secretary of the Oakland Nihonjinkai (Japanese Association of Oakland) 38. Many Visitors 39. A Most Distinguished and Influential Japanese American, Abiko Ky tar 40. Editor of the Nichi Bei (The Japanese American News) 41. "Sukesan wa Doko e Iku?" (Where Does Suke-san Go?) 42. "Kusareen" (An Unseverable Relationship) 43. The Literary Portrayal of Japanese Immigrant Women in the U.S. 44. Okina Becomes a Father 45. The 1921-1922 Washington Conference 46. "Oyagoroshi" (Killing One's Parents) and "Nihonjin no Ko" (Children of Japanese Parents) Part Three. The Japanese Government's Policy on Emigration to the United States 47. Japanese-American Diplomatic Relations: The First Japanese Consulate 48. Early Diplomacy: From the Kanyaku Imin Period to the Annexation of Hawai'i in July 1898 49. Japanese Immigrant Settlements in California, 1885-1907, and the Gentlemen's Agreement 50. The Anti-Japanese Movement in California and the 1913 Alien Land Law 51. Further Immigration Bills, 1917-1924, and Continued Negotiations Conclusion Appendix: A Chronology of Okina Ky in's Publications Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Wayne Patterson Preface Part One. Japanese Exploration of the Western World: Early Japanese Visitors to Europe and the Americas 1. Date Masamune's Odyssey: Exploring the Outside World in the Early Edo Period 2. Dispatch of Embassies and Students to the West 3. Chinese Crossing the Pacific Ocean 4. John Henry Schnell Leads the First Japanese Emigrants to North America 5. Early Japanese Pioneers in the United States 6. Japanese Students in the United States Part Two. Okina Ky in on the American West Coast, 1907-1924 7. Okina Ky in, an Extraordinary Japanese 8. Cultural Journalism on the American West Coast 9. Seattle, Washington, 1907-1908 10. Nihonjin-machi (Japantown) in Seattle 11. Bremerton, 1908-1909 12. Japanese-American Newspapers in Seattle 13. The End-of-the-Year Dinner: The Zabuton (Japanese Sitting Cushion) Incident 14. A Literary Man's Play 15. In Portland and Astoria, 1910-1911 16. "Sat no Himitsu" (Sat 's Secret Life Story) 17. "Yonkagetsuhan" (Four and a Half Months) 18. Aspiration to Write for Japanese-American Newspapers 19. Return to Japan, 1913-1914 20. Back to Seattle 21. Okina and the Furuya Company (1914) 22. Life in Stockton (1914-1917) 23. Stockton's Japantown 24. Okina's Wife Arrives in San Francisco 25. Shashin Kekkon: Picture Brides 26. The Stockton Nihonjinkai (Japanese Association of Stockton) 27. Ushijima Kinji, President of the Zaibei Nihonjinkai 28. Okina Visits Mizutani Bangoku of the fu Nipp (The Sacramento Daily News) 29. Editor of the fu Nipp at Stockton 30. "Jun Iminchi Bungaku no Bokk Jidai" (Time of the Coming of Age of Real Immigrant Literature) 31. "Kakeochi" (Runaway) 32. "Aku no Hikage" (Shadow of Evil) 33. Journalists from Leading Newspaper Companies in Japan 34. Florin, 1916-1917 35. Life in Oakland, 1917-1924 36. Oakland's Japantown 37. Secretary of the Oakland Nihonjinkai (Japanese Association of Oakland) 38. Many Visitors 39. A Most Distinguished and Influential Japanese American, Abiko Ky tar 40. Editor of the Nichi Bei (The Japanese American News) 41. "Sukesan wa Doko e Iku?" (Where Does Suke-san Go?) 42. "Kusareen" (An Unseverable Relationship) 43. The Literary Portrayal of Japanese Immigrant Women in the U.S. 44. Okina Becomes a Father 45. The 1921-1922 Washington Conference 46. "Oyagoroshi" (Killing One's Parents) and "Nihonjin no Ko" (Children of Japanese Parents) Part Three. The Japanese Government's Policy on Emigration to the United States 47. Japanese-American Diplomatic Relations: The First Japanese Consulate 48. Early Diplomacy: From the Kanyaku Imin Period to the Annexation of Hawai'i in July 1898 49. Japanese Immigrant Settlements in California, 1885-1907, and the Gentlemen's Agreement 50. The Anti-Japanese Movement in California and the 1913 Alien Land Law 51. Further Immigration Bills, 1917-1924, and Continued Negotiations Conclusion Appendix: A Chronology of Okina Ky in's Publications Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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