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Japan’s Whiteness Problem, Part 3: The Diaspora and Whiteness
How does the perception of Whiteness in Japan impact mixed-race Japanese? Two members of the Japanese diaspora give us their perspectives.
Articles by Thalia Harris
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Japan’s Whiteness Problem, Part 2: The Propaganda Machine
How Japan went from a paternalistic relationship with the US after WWII to a co-dependent one that reified whiteness.