Van Sant, John E.

Pacific Pioneers : Japanese Journeys to Hawaii and America, 1850-80

Foreword ix Roger Daniels Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Transnational History, Transitions, and Worldviews 1(20) Joseph Heco, a Castaway in America 21(28) Ryugakusei, Rutgers, and the American Experience 49(15) Niijima Jo, Japanese Puritan 64(15) From Satsuma to Utopia 79(18) The Gannenmono, Eugene Van Reed, and the Emergence of Japan-Hawaii-U.S. Relations 97(20) From Aizu to Gold Hill 117(20) Epilogue: Japan and the United States, 1880-1924 131(6) Notes 137(34) Bibliography 171(16) Index 187