A Preliminary Study of the Creation and Development of Okinawan-American Literature

在这项研究开始之前，对“冲绳裔美国文学”的研究几乎不存在。通过收集迄今为止不为人知或鲜为人知的文本，并对其进行阅读和评价，本研究试图勾勒出“冲绳美国文学”的轮廓。此外，本研究试图了解这种文学与日裔美国文学或亚裔美国文学的关系。这些尝试导致将迄今为止被忽视的类别或观点纳入所谓的“美国文学”的更大大纲中。

Studies of "Okinawan-American Literature" were next to non-existent until this study began. By collecting hitherto unknown or little known texts and reading and evaluating them, this study attempted to delineate the outline of "Okinawan-American Literature." In addition, this study attempted to see how this literature is related to Japanese American literature or Asian American Literature. These attempts led to incorporating hitherto neglected category or perspectives into the larger outline of what is called "American Literature."