Ina"Claiming the Oriental Gateway," Shelley Sang-Hee Lee explores the various intersections of urbanization, ethnic identity, and internationalism in the experience of Japanese Americans in early twentieth-century Seattle. She examines the development and self-image of the city by documenting how U.S. expansion, Asian trans-Pacific migration, and internationalism were manifested locallyOCoand how these forces affected residentsOCO relationships with one another and their surroundings.

Lee details the significant role Japanese AmericansOCoboth immigrants and U.S. born citizensOCoplayed in...