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"Passing" as Japanese at the Turn of the Century: On Civilizational Equivalence in Onoto Watanna's Oeuvre by Julia Meghan Walton In November 1896, the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune introduced its readers to Onoto Watanna, a "bright" half-Japanese girl who had been "prevailed upon" by the newspaper's editors to write a "real" Japanese romance ("A Bright Japanese Girl").... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on November 5, 2025

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