Screen LibraryCitizen internees : a second look at race and citizenship in Japanese American internment camps /
Through a new collection of primary documents about Japanese internment during World War II, this book enables a broader understanding of the injustice experienced by displaced people within the United States in the 20th century. Enables readers to see--through primary documents comprising letters w...
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Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Through a new collection of primary documents about Japanese internment during World War II, this book enables a broader understanding of the injustice experienced by displaced people within the United States in the 20th century. Enables readers to see--through primary documents comprising letters written by the internees and banker J. Elmer Moorish in Redwood City, CA--how Japanese-American citizens who were interned during World War II handled their financial affairs. Reveals new information on the day-to-day lives of Japanese Americans while residing in internment camps located in various areas of the United States. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-271) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781440837005 1440837007 |
| Index Number: | D769 |
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D771.29 K712.53 |
| Call Number: | K712.53/I956 |
| Contents: | The idea of the citizen internee. Citizen internees -- History of the Japanese and anti-Japanese sentiment in California -- Planning for relocation and the protection of property -- The move to Tanforan -- The move to Topaz -- Citizenship restored? Joining the army, going home -- The banker and his documents. What Morrish was doing during this period (transcribed letters) -- Original letters with annotations. |