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Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 15 No. 1, Fall 2017, University Of San Francisco
Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 15 No. 1, Fall 2017, University Of San Francisco
Asia Pacific Perspectives
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Editor's Introduction by Melissa Dale
The editor reflects on this issue's new articles, which focus on historical and contemporary expressions of masculinity in China, Japan, Korea, and India.
Asian Masculinity Studies in the West: From Minority Status to Soft Power by Kam Louie
Material focusing on Asian men and sexualities which had in the past resisted analysis, has sparked original and innovative modes of analysis that have become commonplace. In this exciting period, Asian masculinity studies have attracted some adventurous minds and new territories are being explored every day. While carving out an interdisciplinary field for itself, Asian masculinity …
Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 14 No. 2, Spring 2017, University Of San Francisco
Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 14 No. 2, Spring 2017, University Of San Francisco
Asia Pacific Perspectives
Contents:
Editor's Introduction by Melissa Dale
This issue presents the latest research on the history and life experiences of mixed race individuals in China, Japan, and Korea.
Eurasians and Racial Capital in a "Race War" by W. Puck Brecher
The ubiquity of racist propaganda in Japan and the U.S. during the Pacific War and the extraordinary cruelty of the fighting have fostered the perception that Japanese and Americans harbored a deep racial hatred for each other. Indeed, historical research convincingly interprets the Pacific War as a “race war” within the contexts of military engagement and state rhetoric. We know little, …