Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. A Note on Translation xv
6. Introduction Diasporas, Unstable Identities, and Nikkei Discourse 3
7. 1 Historical Memory and Claiming Place 46
8. 2 Between Assimilationism and Cultural Celebration 84
9. 3 Female Agency, Nostalgia, and Generational Gaps 109
10. 4 The Impact of World War II on the Nikkeijin 141
11. 5 Contested Modernities 172
12. 6 Brazilian Dekasegi Children in Japanese Film 212
13. Epilogue 239
14. Chronological List of Analyzed Works 261
15. Works Cited 263
16. Index 275