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

对于2016财年，我无法完成我的目标，因为我在8月份终止了我在京都大学的工作。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；获得有关该主题的第二手作品；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新的见解和方向。到目前为止，我已经完成了1)开始审查一些与海军部长弗兰克·诺克斯有关的材料；2)通过在东京的国防部档案中发现的记录，完成“黄祸”的“现实”——在第二次世界大战期间为日本帝国军队服务的美国出生的日本人；3)获得了一些与黄祸在第四阶层的主要支持者威廉·伦道夫·赫斯特有关的二手作品；4)与夏威夷大学马诺阿分校的John J. Stephan教授就黄祸相关的主要文件进行了协商，我改变了我的计划，开始探索黄祸或在日本帝国武装部队服役的日裔人的“现实”。这个机会突然出现了，在东京防卫省档案馆的一个意外发现进一步促使我改变了我的研究计划。但是，从现在开始，即使我已经终止了在京都大学的服务，我也将按照我在申请中概述的研究计划进行。这个项目将产生另一本书，教育部对我研究黄祸的慷慨资助将得到肯定。

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.