Conversation analysis of loss and regeneration of communities: Focusing on a category of Japanese

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In this research, we analyzed narratives and history of loss and regeneration of Japanese American and Japanese Canadian communities in North America, in historical, sociological, and conversation analytic manners. We conducted research in the following sites: (1) Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles; (2) Concentration camp in Manzanar; (3) Japanese Canadian communities and museums in Vancouver; (4) Japanese American communities and museums in Hawaii. The results of this research were presented in the IIEMCA conference. Also, the results will be published in a book titled Narratives of loss and regeneration of Japanese American and Japanese Canadian communities: Conversation analysis, narratives, and oral history.