Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Individual Names xii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1 Across the Pacific Rim: Global Dimensions of Japanese Prostitution in the North American West 16
7. Chapter 2 Hardships at Home: Micro- level Analysis of the Social Origins of Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West 37
8. Chapter 3 Recruitment and Passage: Transpacific Migration of Japanese Prostitutes to the North American West 67
9. Chapter 4 Racialized, Exploited, and Excluded: The Lives of Japanese Prostitutes and Barmaids in the North American West 95
10. Chapter 5 Breaking the Shackles of Oppression: Japanese Prostitutes’ and Barmaids’ Response to Sexual and Economic Exploitation 137
11. Chapter 6 The Emergence of Anti– Japanese Prostitution Reforms in the North American West from a Transpacific and Comparative Perspective 168
12. Conclusion 202
13. Abbreviations 207
14. Notes 209
15. Bibliography 261
16. Index 283