Temple University Press Claiming the Oriental Gateway: Prewar Seattle and Japanese America (Asian American History & Cultu)

How the interests of Seattle and Japanese immigrants were linked in the processes of urban boosterism before World War II Review "Claiming the Oriental Gateway is an important contribution to the understanding of diversity of Japanese American experiences and a valuable contribution to the field of Asian American Studies, U.S. urban history, and U.S. western history." --Karen Leong, author of The China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong Chiang, and the Transformation of American Orientalism. """"Claiming the Oriental Gateway"is an important contribution to the understanding of diversity of Japanese American experiences and a valuable contribution to the field of Asian American Studies, U.S. urban history, and U.S. western history."" Karen Leong, author of"The China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong Chiang, and the Transformation of American Orientalism.""" """"Claiming the Oriental Gateway "is an important contribution to the understanding of diversity of Japanese American experiences and a valuable contribution to the field of Asian American Studies, U.S. urban history, and U.S. western history."" --Karen Leong, author of "The China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong Chiang, and the Transformation of American Orientalism."" About the Author Shelley Sang-Hee Lee is an Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies and History at Oberlin College.