Assimilation and the ABCFM Missionaries in Meiji Japan: An Intercultural and Historical Examination

这项研究的主要目的是对文化异质群体之间的同化过程进行历史考察。在探讨这一问题时，我的研究重点是ABCFM传教士及其在明治日本的活动。我在这个项目开始时特别确定的以下三个目标最终实现了：(1)收集有关ABCFM在日本活动的第一手和第二手资料，(2)从我最初的观点分析收集到的材料，以及(3)将我的研究成果和新发现纳入我的出版物和会议报告中。

The main purpose of this research was to pursue historical investigation on the process of assimilation between culturally heterogeneous groups. In exploring this question, my research focus was on the ABCFM missionaries and their activities in Meiji Japan. The following three goals, which I had specifically established at the beginning of this project, were attained at the end: (1) To collect primary and secondary source material regarding the ABCFM's activities in Japan, (2) to analyze the collected material from my original viewpoint, and (3) incorporate my research results and new findings into my publication as well as conference presentations.