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1			This link analyzes how Yamauchi's work reflects an "Asian-American aesthetic." Do you think Yamauchi captures a particularly Asian-American perspective in And the Soul Shall Dance? Cite examples from And the Soul Shall Dance to support your position.
2			Click on this link to the "Declaration for the Nikkei Community" from the Ties That Bind Conference. In what way do the characters in "And the Soul Shall Dance" reflect the diversity of the Japanese American community, as described in this document?
3			"And the Soul Shall Dance" describes "unusual" Japanese women in a community. Click on this link to read more about the reasons Japanese women came to America and stayed. Do you associate any of the characters in "And the Soul Shall Dance" with the Issei, Nisei, and Sansei generations described on the webpage?