~ ~ ~ ~O~/t ~tegtboOks on race relations have been written from the point<br > ~e，W~ the dom nant white majority. In general they have advocated<br > ~~sallsti~ view: there is one truth; there are clear standards there<br > ~r~(lai~ ~ and "abnormal" behaviors. Most authors of such books，<br > t~hOw sympathetic to the minorities， sk rt the fact that these<br > ~: .were ，prescribed by those m a dominant posmon and are<br > and Ol~foreed by that power.<br > ~ett:race relations from another position--that of a minority-group<br > . 1 ，experienced racism from my very early days. I spent my<br > ~ears behind barbed wire with 110，000 other Ja~<br > ~ ~ " " ess<br > ~nd outright lying are<br > ~r llonexistent crimes when "national security" is at stake.<br > ~arlged my name to Lee in order to find employment. I became<br > 1~/Asiaa in all white dance orchestras performing throughout the<br > ~_SL ~ lal~er joined black bands to become the only nonblack in such<br > 1 have taught at the University of Hawaii (Manoa and HIM)， and<br > mgtfoilal Christian University in Tokyo， at~<br > !<br > ~raia ~t Los Angeles.<br >/i: ~h~ found that what is assumed in Tokyo is debatable in Hawaii，<br >~L.~J~t7~lteYpretations of racism vary， depending on time， place， posi-<br > xl<br >