Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
- Keyword
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Japanese Studies
Gen Ms 02 Batchelder-Haley Letters Finding Aid, Susie R. Bock
Gen Ms 02 Batchelder-Haley Letters Finding Aid, Susie R. Bock
Search the General Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Description:
Abigail E. Batchelder and Cora M. (Giles) Haley, graduates in the Second Class of 1899 of Gorham Normal School, lived and taught in Japan at the turn of the 20th century. The collection consists of letters to their former landlady and mentor, describing the people, landscape, and society there.
Date Range:
1906-1908, 1915-1916, 1918
Size of Collection:
0.25 ft.
Book Review: Modern Girls, Shining Stars, The Skies Of Tokyo: Five Japanese Women By Phyllis Birnbaum, Susanna Fessler Phd
Book Review: Modern Girls, Shining Stars, The Skies Of Tokyo: Five Japanese Women By Phyllis Birnbaum, Susanna Fessler Phd
East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship
A review of "Modern Girls, Shining Stars, the Skies of Tokyo: FiveJapanese Women" by Phyllis Birnbaum
In Pursuit Of Perfection: The Economic Dynamic Of Japan As Seen Through The Eyes Of Contemporary Confucianism After World War Ii, Gabriel Allen Ipolani Alisna
In Pursuit Of Perfection: The Economic Dynamic Of Japan As Seen Through The Eyes Of Contemporary Confucianism After World War Ii, Gabriel Allen Ipolani Alisna
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
Tracing the development of Confucianism in China to contemporary Confucianism in Modern Japan helps us understand her miraculous economy after the ruin of World War II. Deconstructing this socio-cultural phenomenon allows one to weigh the value of Confucianism -- a system of ethics for the individual and the state -- in our modern day times -- especially East Asia.
Alien Land Laws : The Curtailing Of Japanese Agricultural Pursuits In Oregon, Amy K. Buck
Alien Land Laws : The Curtailing Of Japanese Agricultural Pursuits In Oregon, Amy K. Buck
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis describes the evolution and demise of Oregon's alien land laws of 1923 and 1945 and their impact on the Nikkei community and the state's culture.
After a brief discussion of Japanese immigration to Oregon and their lifestyle, the work discusses the emergence of discrimination against Japanese residents. At the same time, it outlines how the Nikkei adopted creative responses to the law. This thesis then explores the manner by which anti-Japanese internment policies during World War II shattered the Issei community, revoking many of the gains made in the previous half-century. The effects of the second alien land …