Human Communication:
A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Volume 1, Number 1 Fall 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Donald W. Klopf - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
pp. iv-vi
A Review of the Concept of Intercultural Sensitivity
Guo-Ming Chen - University of Rhode Island (USA)
William J. Starosta - Howard University (USA)
pp. 1-16
Retto-kan: Japan’s Inferiority Complex with the West in Contemporary Media andCulture
Erika Engstrom - University of Nevada at Las Vegas (USA)
pp. 17-24
Why People Communicate Interpersonally: An Investigation of Communication Motives across Cultures
Satoshi Ishii -Dokkyo University (Japan)
Donald W. Klopf - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
Ronald E. Cambra - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
Myung-Seok Park - Dankook University (South Korea)
Ramona Klinger - North Idaho College (USA)
pp. 25-34
Communication Problems in a Technological Society
Roger C. Pace - University of San Diego (USA)
pp. 35-50
Cross-Cultural Communication and National Images
Kee-Soon Park - Sung Kyun Kwan University (South Korea)
pp. 51-66
Global Information Infrastructure in the Eastern and Southeastern Asian Countries:
Emerging Regulatory Implications and Models
Chung-Chuan Yang - National Institute of Technology
pp. 67-84 at Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
Human Communication:
A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Volume 2, Number 1 Winter 1998/Spring 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Spectrum of Scholars:
Multicultural Diversity and Human Communication Theory
Ronald D. Gordon - University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (USA)
pp. 1-8
Teaching the Intercultural Communication Course
Donald W. Klopf - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
Reiko Kuramoto - Aomori Public College (Japan)
pp. 9-25
A Review of the Concept of Intercultural Awareness
Guo-Ming Chen - University of Rhode Island (USA)
William J. Starosta - Howard University (USA)
pp. 27-54
A Cultural Model of Deceptive Communication Motivation
Min-Sun Kim - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
Karadeen Y. Kam - University of Arizona (USA)
Theodore Singelis - University of California at Chico (USA)
R. Kelly Aune - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
pp. 55-74
The Influence of Confucianism on Chinese Persuasion: The Past, the Present, and the Future
Rita Mei-Ching Ng - Hong Kong Baptist University (China)
pp. 75-86
Facial Skin Color Preferences for Chinese Women in Hong Kong Magazine Advertisements
Angela K. Mak - Hong Kong Baptist University (China)
pp. 87-98
Cultural Politics of Communication Policy: A Comparative Study of Singapore and the Philippines
Nobleza C. Asuncion-Lande - University of Kansas (USA)
pp. 99-122
Human Communication: A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Volume 3, Number 1 Spring/Summer 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Development and Validation of the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale
Guo-Ming Chen - University of Rhode Island (USA)
William J. Starosta - Howard University (USA)
pp. 1-14
Fragility, Complexity and Identity: Communication Ethics and Values Education in a Multicultural Society
Christopher J. Schroll - University of Texas of the Permian Basin (USA)
pp. 15-25
The Effects of Embarrassability on Perceived Importance of Conversational Constraints
William F. Sharkey - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
Min-Sun Kim - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
pp. 27-40
The Rituals of Getting Married in Singapore
Chun Wah Lee - Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
pp. 41-60
A CMM Analysis of Chinese Code-Switching
Jonathan H. Millen - Rider University (USA)
Minmin Wang - Rider University (USA)
pp. 61-84
Twists and Turns: An Autoethnography
Pamela Cooper - Northwestern University (USA)
pp. 85-95
Dimensions of Chinese Compliance-Gaining Strategies
Guo-Ming Chen - University of Rhode Island (USA)
Mei Zhong - San Diego State University (USA)
pp. 97-109
Human Communication: A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Volume 4, Number 1 Spring/Summer 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
An Emerging Rationale for Triworld Communication Studies from Buddhist Perspectives
Satoshi Ishii -Dokkyo University (Japan)
pp. 1-10
Different Ways of Belonging: American Jet Program Participants’ Perceptions of Japanese Membership Norms
Adam M. Komisarof - Shobi University (Japan)
pp. 11-30
Keitai Use in Japan: A Digital Revolution and Radical Cultural Change
Kimiko Akita - Ohio University (USA)
pp. 31-42
Issues in Cross-Cultural Curriculum Design: A Case Study from Japan
Sara K. Holzberlein - Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University (Japan)
Giles Parker - Nagasaki University (Japan)
pp. 43-56
Argumentativeness and Traditional Values: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Japanese, Hong Kong Chinese and Mainland Chinese
Chen Ling - Hong Kong Baptist University (China)
Yoko Nadamitsu - Josai International University (Japan)
Betty Lee Kaman - Hong Kong Baptist University (China)
pp. 57-70
Who Am I? A Field Study of Leisure Activities in Urban Beijing
Wenhong Wang - Chinese University of Hong Kong (China)
pp. 71-83
Human Communication: A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Volume 5, Number 1 Spring/Summer 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intercultural Communication Competency: A Critique
Tom Bruneau - Radford University (USA)
pp. 1-14
Mythos East and West: Narrative Conceptions of Soul, Rebirth, and Salvation in the Phaedrus and the Bhagavad Ghita
Scott R. Stroud - San Jose State University (USA)
pp. 15-30
The Question of Media Violence in the USA
Ronald D. Gordon - University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (USA)
pp. 31-49
When East Meets West: Acculturation, Socio-Emotional Adjustments, and Parental Influence in Chinese-Canadian Immigrant Adolescents
Betty Kaman Lee - City University of Hong Kong (China)
pp. 51-71
The Effect of Dichotomous/Bipolar Thinking, Rigid Thinking and Tolerance of Ambiguity on Communication Styles: A Comparative Study of American and Japanese Students
Georgios Triantis - University of Connecticut (USA)
pp. 72-89
“Dragonflying” beyond Cultural Constraints: The Transcultural Communication Phenomenon
Marla Del Collins - Long Island University (USA)
pp. 91-104
Human Communication: A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Volume 6, Number 1 Spring/Summer 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Changes in the Cultural Arguments of Chinese Political Leaders
D. Ray Heisey - Kent State University (USA)
pp. 1-11
The Message of an Important National Policy Shift: The Anti-Porn Campaign in the Wake of Tiananmen Crackdown of 1989 Pro-Democracy Movement
Shaorong Huang - University of Cincinnati (USA)
pp. 13-23
The Rhetoric on Freedom of Expression in the Chinese Pro-Democracy Movement: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Wenshan Jia - State University of New York at New Paltz (USA)
pp. 25-38
Exploring Thailand Tales: Discovering Cultural Dimensions in Popular, On-Line Media through a Host National’s Eyes
Mary Anna Kidd - University of Kansas (USA)
pp. 39-57
Critical Ethnography of My Aunt’s Suicide: Intergenerational Family Conflict in Japan
Kimiko Akita - Ohio University (USA)
pp. 59-79
A Compendium of Contemporary Perspectives on the Scientific Examination of Cross-Cultural Interaction
Donald W. Klopf - University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (USA)
Takehide Kawashima - Nihon University (Japan)
pp. 83-95
Teaching Intercultural Communication through Translation Practice
Wenjie Yan - East Stroudsburg University (USA)
pp. 97-103