Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. Japan and Japanese Americans in the Pacific Metropolis through World War II 15
6. Chapter Two. Orienting the Gateway to the Pacific: Reconsidering Japan and Reshaping Civic Identity 41
7. Chapter Three. Redeveloping Citizens: Planning a New Japanesetown 73
8. Chapter Four. Pacific Crossings: Japan, Hawai‘i, and the Redefinition of Japanesetown 106
9. Chapter Five. Intermediaries with Japan: The Work of Professional Japanese Americans in the Gateway 138
10. Chapter Six. Local Struggles: Japanese American and African American Protest and Cooperation after 1960 174
11. Conclusion 213
12. Notes 219
13. Index 273