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Hardship and Romanticism in the Lives of Japanese Immigrants in Hawaii: A Study of Holehole Bushi
This article examines the lives of Japanese immigrants in Hawaii through the lyrics of Holehole Bushi. It relates expressions of hardship, homesickness and hope to their working and living conditions, interpreting these songs from the perspective of romanticism. The full article, notes and bibliography are available in the Japanese original.
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Puritans and Pilgrims Crossing to the American Continent
A research note on the Mayflower voyage, Puritans and Pilgrims, Jamestown, the Mayflower Compact and Shakespeare. The Japanese original includes notes and a bibliography.
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Popular Song Studies, No. 1: Shanghai-gaeri no Lil
A study of “Shanghai-gaeri no Lil”, published as a Japanese PDF and accompanied by the recording embedded in the original article.
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Popular Song Studies, No. 2: Yogiri no Blues
A study of “Yogiri no Blues”, published as a Japanese PDF and accompanied by the recording embedded in the original article.
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Preface: The Weight and Poignancy of Popular Song Research
A preface published by the Academia, with the complete Japanese text in the original PDF.