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Author:   Kazuhiro Oharazeki
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780295998336

ISBN 10:   0295998334
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   02 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Note on Individual Names Introduction 1. Across the Pacific Rim: Global Dimensions of Japanese Prostitution in the North American West 16 2. Hardships at Home: Micro-level Analysis of the Social Origins of Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West 3. Recruitment and Passage: Transpacific Migration of Japanese Prostitutes to the North American West 4. Racialized, Exploited, and Excluded: The Lives of Japanese Prostitutes and Barmaids in the North American West 5. Breaking the Shackles of Oppression: Japanese Prostitutes’ and Barmaids’ Response to Sexual and Economic Exploitation 6. The Emergence of Anti–Japanese Prostitution Reforms in the North American West from a Transpacific and Comparative Perspective Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

The author's sober, scholarly approach and style combine to require that the book be taken seriously and that the long, sometimes troubled, history between the US and Japan be broadened to include this sad aspect of early contacts between the two nations. Highly recommended. * Choice * An impressive volume. . . . Oharazeki has given us a valuable piece of transnational social history. -- Jeff Nichols * Pacific Northwest Quarterly * Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 is an informative trans-national study on the evolution of Japanese communities in the Pacific Northwest. Clearly written and well organized, the book will appeal to students and scholars interested in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Japanese American history and Asian American women's history. . . . Oharazeki's dedication and adroitness in the archives will be a hard act to follow. -- Bill Mihalopoulos * Monumenta Nipponica * Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 tells their story in unprecedented detail. . . . A comprehensive study of these forgotten women who crossed the Pacific to live in a foreign country where they did not know the language. * Japan Times (2016 Top 10 Best Books about Japan) *

Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 tells their story in unprecedented detail. . . . A comprehensive study of these forgotten women who crossed the Pacific to live in a foreign country where they did not know the language. * Japan Times (2016 Top 10 Best Book about Japan) * The author's sober, scholarly approach and style combine to require that the book be taken seriously and that the long, sometimes troubled, history between the US and Japan be broadened to include this sad aspect of early contacts between the two nations. Highly recommended. * Choice *

Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 tells their story in unprecedented detail. . . . A comprehensive study of these forgotten women who crossed the Pacific to live in a foreign country where they did not know the language. * Japan Times (2016 Top 10 Best Books about Japan) * Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887–1920 is an informative trans-national study on the evolution of Japanese communities in the Pacific Northwest. Clearly written and well organized, the book will appeal to students and scholars interested in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Japanese American history and Asian American women’s history. . . . Oharazeki’s dedication and adroitness in the archives will be a hard act to follow. -- Bill Mihalopoulos * Monumenta Nipponica * An impressive volume. . . . Oharazeki has given us a valuable piece of transnational social history. -- Jeff Nichols * Pacific Northwest Quarterly * The author’s sober, scholarly approach and style combine to require that the book be taken seriously and that the long, sometimes troubled, history between the US and Japan be broadened to include this sad aspect of early contacts between the two nations. Highly recommended. * Choice * The arresting opening sentence of this informative monograph . . . grabs the attention of readers familiar with early twentieth-century Japanese history. . . . A thoughtful exploration of how the interaction of gender, race, and power shaped the relationship between those invisible women and men, traffickers and customers, in the North American West. -- Joan Ericson * Western Historical Quarterly *

The arresting opening sentence of this informative monograph . . . grabs the attention of readers familiar with early twentieth-century Japanese history. . . . A thoughtful exploration of how the interaction of gender, race, and power shaped the relationship between those invisible women and men, traffickers and customers, in the North American West. -- Joan Ericson * Western Historical Quarterly * The author's sober, scholarly approach and style combine to require that the book be taken seriously and that the long, sometimes troubled, history between the US and Japan be broadened to include this sad aspect of early contacts between the two nations. Highly recommended. * Choice * An impressive volume. . . . Oharazeki has given us a valuable piece of transnational social history. -- Jeff Nichols * Pacific Northwest Quarterly * Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 is an informative trans-national study on the evolution of Japanese communities in the Pacific Northwest. Clearly written and well organized, the book will appeal to students and scholars interested in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Japanese American history and Asian American women's history. . . . Oharazeki's dedication and adroitness in the archives will be a hard act to follow. -- Bill Mihalopoulos * Monumenta Nipponica * Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 tells their story in unprecedented detail. . . . A comprehensive study of these forgotten women who crossed the Pacific to live in a foreign country where they did not know the language. * Japan Times (2016 Top 10 Best Books about Japan) *

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Kazuhiro Oharazeki is instructor of foreign studies at Setsunan University in Japan.

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