Spreading the Racial Disease: The Yellow Peril and the Fourth Estate

在2016财年，我无法实现我的目标，因为我在8月份终止了在京都大学的工作。然而，我仍然能够在一次学术会议上发表一篇关于黄祸“现实”的论文；获得了关于这个主题的二手著作；并咨询了一位专家，他对一些主要文件的了解现在给了我关于黄祸的工作一个新的见解和方向。到目前为止，我取得的成果是：1)开始审查与海军部长弗兰克·诺克斯有关的一些材料；2)完成黄祸的“现实”--通过东京国防部档案馆的记录，二战期间在美国出生的日本人曾在日本帝国军队服役；3)获得了一些与黄祸的主要支持者威廉·兰道夫·赫斯特有关的次要作品。4)与夏威夷大学马诺阿分校的约翰·J·斯蒂芬教授就有关黄祸的主要文件进行了磋商，改变了我的计划，转而探索黄祸或那些曾在日本帝国武装力量服役的日成‘现实’。这个机会突然出现了，在东京的国防部档案馆有了一个令人惊讶的发现，进一步促使我改变了研究计划。然而，从现在开始，即使我已经终止了在京都大学的服务，我仍将遵循我的申请中概述的研究计划。该项目将出版另一本书，教育部对我研究黄祸的慷慨资助将得到感谢。

For FY 2016, I was not able to meet of my goals because I terminated my employment with Kyoto University in August. However, I was still able to present a paper on the “reality” of the Yellow Peril at a scholarly conference; acquire secondary works on the subject; and consult with an expert whose knowledge of some primary documents have now given me a new insight and direction for my work on the Yellow Peril. So far I achieved1)Began the examination of some of the materials related to Secretary of Navy Frank Knox;2)Completion of the “reality” of the Yellow Peril-the American-born Japanese who served the Imperial Japanese military during World War II through records found in the National Defense Ministry Archives in Tokyo;3)Acquisition of a few secondary works related to the Yellow Peril’s major proponent in the Fourth Estate, William Randolph Hearst;4)Consultation with Professor John J. Stephan, University of Hawaii-Manoa, regarding primary documents related to the Yellow PerilI changed my plans to exploring the ‘reality” of the Yellow Peril or those Nisei who served in the Imperial Japanese armed forces. The opportunity suddenly afforded itself and a surprise find at the National Defense Ministry Archives in Tokyo further prompted me to change my research plans. From now on, however, I will follow the research plan as outlined in my application even though I have terminated my services with Kyoto University. The project will result in another book, and the Ministry of Education’s generous funding of my research on the Yellow Peril will be acknowledged.