Abstract
ABSTRACT In this essay, I document, interpret, and critique the lived and embodied experiences of U.S.-based Japanese men in online dating. Specifically, I examine the narratives of six U.S.-based Japanese men and how the institutions of power and sociohistorical/structural contexts shape their identity positionality and negotiation and vice versa in everyday life. In so doing, I situate Japaneseness as a homogeneous and exclusionary discourse in constituting Japanese identity and culture to unpack and politicize the spectrum of privilege and marginalization in U.S.-based Japanese men’s voices. Engaging with feelings and senses of being Japanese and becoming Asian in the U.S., this essay deploys narrative analysis to highlight the overlooked experiences of U.S.-based Japanese men seeking romantic/sexual relationships in the online dating space. More broadly, this essay aims to foster further scholarship on non-U.S./Western knowledge production and applying narrative-base research to decenter the disciplinary genealogy of Communication.
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