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Questioning No-No Boy
Text, Contexts, and Subtexts
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Stephen H. Sumida
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Dedication v
- Epigraph vii
- Contents ix
- Introduction: Saying “No! No!” to the Community Narrative 1
- A Note on the Texts 11
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THE LIFE OF JOHN OKADA
- “An Urgency to Write” 15
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UNKNOWN WORKS BY JOHN OKADA
- I Must Be Strong 119
- When in Japan 121
- What Can I Do? 142
- Without Solace 149
- Skipping Millions 158
- The Silver Lunchbox 165
- Here’s Proof! 179
- The High Cost of Proposals and Presentations 198
- The Technocrats of Industry 204
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ESSAYS ON JOHN OKADA AND HIS WRITINGS
- John Okada’s Rediscovered Writings 213
- A Seed in a Devastated Landscape 237
- Questioning No-No Boy 251
- False Constructions of Loyalty 277
- Contesting Japanese American Identity 284
- Republishing and Teaching No-No Boy 295
- Nightsong in Asian America 302
- Afterword 305
- Acknowledgments 307
- Notes 309
- Bibliography 345
- List of Contributors 355
- Index 357
- The Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies 366
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Dedication v
- Epigraph vii
- Contents ix
- Introduction: Saying “No! No!” to the Community Narrative 1
- A Note on the Texts 11
-
THE LIFE OF JOHN OKADA
- “An Urgency to Write” 15
-
UNKNOWN WORKS BY JOHN OKADA
- I Must Be Strong 119
- When in Japan 121
- What Can I Do? 142
- Without Solace 149
- Skipping Millions 158
- The Silver Lunchbox 165
- Here’s Proof! 179
- The High Cost of Proposals and Presentations 198
- The Technocrats of Industry 204
-
ESSAYS ON JOHN OKADA AND HIS WRITINGS
- John Okada’s Rediscovered Writings 213
- A Seed in a Devastated Landscape 237
- Questioning No-No Boy 251
- False Constructions of Loyalty 277
- Contesting Japanese American Identity 284
- Republishing and Teaching No-No Boy 295
- Nightsong in Asian America 302
- Afterword 305
- Acknowledgments 307
- Notes 309
- Bibliography 345
- List of Contributors 355
- Index 357
- The Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies 366