Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920

Acknowledgments -- Note on individual names -- Introduction -- Across the Pacific rim : global dimensions of Japanese prostitution in the North American West -- Hardships at home : micro-level analysis of the social origins of Japanese prostitutes in the North American West -- Recruitment and passage : transpacific migration of Japanese prostitutes to the North American West -- Racialized, exploited, and excluded : the lives of Japanese prostitutes and barmaids in the North American West -- Breaking the shackles of oppression : Japanese prostitutes' and barmaids' response to sexual and economic exploitation -- The emergence of anti-Japanese prostitution reforms in the North American West from a transpacific and comparative perspective -- Conclusion -- List of abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

• Author: Kazuhiro Oharazeki
• Publisher: Unknown Publisher
• Published: 2016