Virginia Review of Asian Studies 2012, No. 2

• E. Warren Clark, "Noted Traveler and Lecturer on Oriental Topics"

• Japonaiserie and Imagined Nirvana: Henry Adams' 1886 Sojourn with Henry Lafarge

• Women and Children Last? Buddhism, Children and the Naga-King's Daughter

• Japanese Host Boys: Seeking Individuality, Gaining Social Isolation

• The Path to Enlightenment: Japan's Cultural Crisis

• The Upper Hand on Pakistani Politics: An Analysis of Seasonal Politics

• Vietnam-China Relations: A Vietnamese Historical Perspective

• Thomas Jefferson's Incorporating Positive Elements from Chinese Civilization

• A Review of Chinese Development, 1978-1992: Examining the Role of the Developmental Coalition in the Process of Development

• Institutional Framing of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

• Closing the Gap Across the Pacific: Gender Stratification of Japanese Women and African American Women

• A Comparison of Roles of Women in Both Japanese and American Society

      Book Reviews

• Christopher de Bellaigue, Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Tragic Anglo-American Coup.

• Jianying Zha, Tide Players: The Movers and Shakers of a Rising China.

• Fariba Nawa, Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan

• Zheng Wang, Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations.    

      Editors Desk

• One American College’s Successful Effort to Develop a Student Exchange Program with East Asian Universities

• Panmunjeom: The Road to Hell and Back   

      Contributors

Virginia Review of Asian Studies 2012, No. 1

• Jade Will Never Become A Work Of Art Without Being Carved: Western Versus Chinese Attitudes Toward Discipline In Education And Society

• The Significance Of Dien Bien Phu And The End Of The First Indochina War, 1953-1954

• Steps Towards Change: A Qualitative Study Of Nichiren Buddhists In New Zealand And Their Experiences Of Personal Transformation

• Bosozoku: The Rise And Decline Of A Subculture

• Japan's Doomsday Scenario: Can Tokyo Save Itself?

• American Ginseng And Its Effect On Americanization

• The Role Of Emperor Hirohito In The Pacific War 1941-1945: The Views Of The Revisionists

• Hip Hop's Global Influence And Its Localization In Japan And China

• Earthquake Nationalism And Nuclear Empire: "Power" Struggles In The Land Of Catfish

• Ho Xuan Huong: Changing A Nation With Her Words

      Book Reviews

• Wilson D. Miscamble, The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, The Atomic Bombs And The Defeat Of Japan

• Robert K. Fitts, Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball

• Barbara Demick, Nothing To Envy: Ordinary Lives In North Korea

• Veronica Chambers, Kickboxing Geisha: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation

• Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom

• Gregg Jones, Honor In The Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War In The Philippines

     Editors Desk

• The Feminist Revolution In South Korea: Benefits And Risks

• Coloma California Where James Marshall’s Discovery Set Off The Gold
  Rush And Brought Chinese And Japanese Civilization To California

• When The Luxurious Homestead In Hot Springs Virginia Was A Japanese Internment Camp

    Contributors