| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Research Abstract |
This research considers the political body of the second-generation Japanese Hawaiians active in the baseball scene and the processes that went into forming their identities. In my fieldwork, I collected materials relating to these second-generation players who played in areas across the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. More specifically, I have made a comprehensive collection of historical materials such as newspapers, magazines, books, personal notes, life stories, and pamphlets from Japan, Hawaii, and the US mainland. On considering the collected materials, I discussed the extent to which the second-generation players aspire to blend in by emulating opposing playing styles (Hawaii, Japan, and the US mainland), although retaining their national or ethnic individuality and simultaneously (re)producing subtle variations and differences. Part of this research has already been presented at academic conferences and seminars; in the future, I intend to publish the results in a book for the general public rather than only for the academic community.
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