Trans-Pacific Japanese American Studies: Conversations on Race and Racializations

This groundbreaking collection of essays, "Trans-Pacific Japanese American Studies," offers a unique perspective on the field of Japanese American studies by bringing together renowned scholars from Japan and North America.

The book provides opportunities for candid conversations among its contributors, overcoming past constraints of dialogues between Japan- and U.S.-based scholars.

With a focus on racializations, communities, intersections, borderlands, reorientations, and teaching, the collection features underrepresented communities such as Okinawan "war brides," Koreans, women, and multiracials.

The essays challenge fundamental questions about engaging in equal dialogue when English is the language used and how scholars can foster mutual respect in a field where U.S-centrism prevails.

This thought-provoking collection will disrupt hierarchies in scholarship and provide valuable insights for anyone interested in Japanese American studies.