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“The Enemy That Never Was” by Ken Adachi
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A 5 page review on Ken Adachi’s book “The Enemy That Never Was: A History of the Japanese Canadians.” Bibliography lists 2 additional source.
Filename: RAenmy.rtf

“The Nanjing Massacre” by Honda Katsuichi
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A 5 page paper which examines Honda Katsuichi’s “The Nanjing Massacre.” The paper examines the significance of the work and also examines the strengths and weaknesses of Katsuichi’s work. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAnanjng.rtf

“The Rape of Nanking” by Iris Chang
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A 3 page analysis of Iris Chang’s “The Rape of Nanking.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RArpechn.rtf

“The traditional role of women in Japan”
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An eight page paper which looks at the traditional role of women in Japanese society, in terms of their position in the social hierarchy, the complementary roles of wife and geisha, and the way in which women’s roles changed during the Meiji period and the present day. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLJapwom.wps

"Desert Exile"
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This 3 page paper discusses Yoshiko Uchida's memoir about her time in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. Her crime and that of her family was simply being of Japanese descent. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVUchida.rtf

"Shogun" The Miniseries: Cultural Significance
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5 pages in length. The cultural significance of the miniseries "Shogun" as it relates to this particular period in Japanese history addresses two of the most defining elements of one's existence: power and pride. Clearly, the manner by which Richard Chamberlain's character – John Blackthorne – is involuntarily thrust into the middle of an impassioned battle between two mighty opponents demonstrates just how important omnipotent power was during feudal Japan. No additional sources cited.
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21st Century Japan: Its People
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4 pages in length. When examining the changes that have occurred in Japan's overall economic factors, kinship structure, social affiliations, political networks and ideology/religion, it becomes quite clear the significant transformation that has taken place over the past century. Indeed, the extent to which these areas have experienced tremendous change is both grand and far-reaching; that these changes have also been mostly beneficial in nature lends to the ongoing progression of Japan as a people instead of just a commodity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLC21Jap.rtf