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vii Acknowledgments This book would not have been possible without the generous support from the Henry Luce Foundation to Claremont McKenna College. Funding from the Luce Foundation allowed us to hold the conference “Negotiating the Global with the Local: Translating Christianity in Modern East Asia” from which several papers are included in this book. A special thanks goes to Helena Kolenda, Luce’s Program Director for Asia, for her steady help and encouragement. This book project also greatly benefited from the support of several key people at Claremont McKenna College, especially President Pamela B. Gann and Dean Gregory Hess, as well as Christopher Wiedey, now at the University of Southern California, and Abigail Flores. At the University of Hawai‘i Press, we thank Masako Ikeda for her wisdom and guidance throughout the publishing process as well as the two anonymous reviewers whose close readings helped us to improve the manuscript. We also benefited from the copyediting of Susan Stone. It has been a privilege to work with our contributors, who have patiently journeyed with us through the twists and turns that accompany projects such as this one. We are glad to be able to feature their research here and are appreciative of the goodwill and cooperative spirit that they have extended to us and to each other. Albert L. Park is extremely grateful to his wife, Jennifer H. Lee, for providing him with the precious love, encouragement, comfort, and guidance that have sustained him throughout the process of editing this book. Lastly, he wants to thank his nephew Andrew Park, who sadly passed away while this book was being completed. Andrew’s loving nature and heroic fight against leukemia demonstrated courage and how to live with focus and passion—values and characteristics that helped bring this book to fruition. viii acknowledgments David K. Yoo is thankful for the research assistance provided by Christina Lee and Phi Su. The UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Department have been wonderful spaces in which to work, and he gives a shout-out to faculty colleagues, staff, and students. Mahalo to Gary Pak of the University of Hawai‘i, who has generously allowed us to use his painting Fish and Eye, for the cover. Ruth, Jonathan, and Joshua hopefully already know how much they are loved and appreciated. ...

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