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Meiji at 150

Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu (University of British Columbia) Yoshimizu, Ayaka; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Yoshimizu outlines and deconstructs discourses of proper women’s behavior amongst the Japanese-Canadian community in prewar British Columbia through representations of Japanese sex workers, waitresses, and wives in the Tairiku Nippō newspaper. We discuss the history of Japanese prostitution in BC, the importance of vernacular media to the Japanese immigrant community, and how the history of Japanese sex workers in BC is remembered today in both Japan and Canada.

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Title	Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu (University of British Columbia)
AlternateTitle	Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 74
Creator	Yoshimizu, Ayaka; Grunow, Tristan
DateIssued	2018-11-02
Description	In this episode, Dr. Yoshimizu outlines and deconstructs discourses of proper women’s behavior amongst the Japanese-Canadian community in prewar British Columbia through representations of Japanese sex workers, waitresses, and wives in the Tairiku Nippō newspaper. We discuss the history of Japanese prostitution in BC, the importance of vernacular media to the Japanese immigrant community, and how the history of Japanese sex workers in BC is remembered today in both Japan and Canada.
Subject	women's social position; British Columbia; Tairiku Nippo; sex work
GeographicLocation	Japan
Type	Sound
Language	eng
DateAvailable	2022-07-05
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
IsShownAt	10.14288/1.0415967
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81960
Affiliation	Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Asian Studies, Department of
PeerReviewStatus	Unreviewed
ScholarlyLevel	Faculty
RightsURI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
AggregatedSourceRepository	DSpace

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Yoshimizu_A_Meiji150_Episode_074_2018.mp3 -- 22.52MB

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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International