Sawada, Mitziko. Tokyo Life, New York Dreams: Urban Japanese Visions of America, 1890–1924
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عنوان ژورنال: Urban History Review
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0703-0428,1918-5138
DOI: 10.7202/1016671ar