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Critical Mass: Charting a Course for Japanese Diaspora Archaeology

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Archaeology of the Japanese diaspora has reached “critical mass” in its disciplinary development, and there is a need to document the current state of this burgeoning subfield of historical archaeology. In this introduction we present a summary of the history of the Japanese diaspora and an overview of scholarly literature in related disciplines. The papers in this special issue reflect both current trends in archaeological scholarship and point in new methodological and theoretical directions. A concluding forum by three historians of the Japanese diaspora offers a critical reflection on the assembled papers and places them within a wider academic context.

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We would like to also acknowledge the passing of our contributor Lane Hirabayashi in August of 2020. His distinguished career helped to expand the parameters of Japanese diaspora research, not only through his voluminous publications, but through his empathetic, sustained, and always generous mentorship of a generation of scholars. Though gone, his influence in the field will be forever felt.

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Lau-Ozawa, K., Ross, D. Critical Mass: Charting a Course for Japanese Diaspora Archaeology. Int J Histor Archaeol 25, 577–591 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-020-00561-9

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