Contents

• Preface
• Contributors
• 1. Voices of Kakehashi: The Role of Japanese Language in Constructing Intercultural Identity among Speakers of Japanese in Multicultural Canada Hiroko Noro
• 2. Keynote Lecture Part I: History of JALTA (Japanese Language Teachers Association) Matsuo Soga
• 3. Keynote Lecture Part 2: Japanese Language Pedagogy Matsuo Soga
• 4. Language, Culture and Ethnicity: A case of Japanese mixed heritage youths in Canada Naoko Takei
• 5. Identity of Nikkeijin & Definition of Nikkei Shigeru Kojima
• 6. Synopsis of Panel Discussion, Voices of Kakehashi Hiroko Noro and Tadanobu Suzuki
• 7. Two Bridges in Nitobe’s Bushido (1900) and Their Symbolism Today Tadanobu Suzuki
• Appendix A Resource List for Interculturality