Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; On Living Mixedness; Mixedness Scholarship; "First Wave"; "Second Wave"; Mixedness Scholarship: Continuing to Develop; Background and Context; Japanese in Britain; Japanese Women; Mixed Unions; Mixed Offspring; British Story; Japanese Story; Global Mixedness; Terminology; Methodology; Sample; Research Sites; Edinburgh, UK; Data Collection; Research Access; The Road to the 12 Families; Playgroup Participant Observation; Recruitment; Observations; Playgroup Observations; Events Observations; Home Observations; Interviews; Interviewees

Interview LocationsInterview Structure; Languages Used in Interviews; Ethics; Children; Anonymity; Organisation of the Book; Conclusions; References; 2 Doing Family: Exploring Everyday Lived Culture; Overview; The Home; Home Décor; Contributions from Men; Exploring Children's Spaces; Religion; Christianity, Buddhism or "No Religion"; Negotiating Religions; Leisure; Television; Programming Choices for Older Children; Programming Choices for Younger Viewers; Enrichment Activities; Rituals; Holidays; Public Celebrations; Conclusions; References; 3 Bilingualism: A Gift or a Burden?; Bilingualism

Heritage Language SpeakersLanguages and Families; Learning a Language; Two Languages; Young and Ambitious; Communication Challenges; Bilingualism: Fantasy Versus Reality; External Support; A Labour of Whose Love?; Bilingualism: An Uphill Battle; Conclusions; References; 4 Food Choices in Mixed Families; Overview; Reading About Eating; Marriage and Food; Mothers and Food; Children and Food; Migration and Food; Children's Evolving Food Preferences; The Horizontal Transmission of Food; Japanese Foods Abroad; Beyond Food; Where to Eat?; Negotiating Foodwork Responsibilities

Eating with the RelativesConclusions; References; 5 Kin: Intergenerational Transnational Relationships; Overview; All About Family; In-Laws; Kin; Migration; Transnational Families; Family: As Self; Revisiting the Family of Origin; Family: As a Couple; In-Law Relationships; Women and in-Laws; Men and in-Laws; Family: With Children; "What Are They?"; Support and Maintenance; Maintaining Contact; Visits to Japan; Sharing Cultures; What to Pass on?; Conclusions; References; 6 Forming a Mixed Family Culture: In Search of Home and Friends; Overview; Migrating in Search of "Home"

Marriage and MigrationSearching for a Community of Friends; Women's Social Networks; Men's Social Networks; The Mixed Family's Social Networks; Finding "Home"; Reasons Behind Migration; Migration Experiences; There's no Place like Home; Finding Friends in Their New Home; The Mother's Social Network; The Father's Social Network; Children's Friends; Family Friends; Conclusions; References; 7 Conclusions; Concluding Thoughts; Contributions from the Study; Reflections from the Field; Limitations; Further Research; Final Words; References; Glossary; Index