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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461727703321

Autore

Bannai Lorraine K.

Titolo

Enduring Conviction : Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice / / Lorraine K. Bannai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-295-80629-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 pages)

Collana

Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies

Disciplina

341.6/7

Soggetti

Japanese Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century

Japanese Americans - Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue: a San Francisco courtroom -- The son of immigrants, but all-American -- The call to get rid of the "Japs" -- Fred's decision to live free -- Jail was better than camp -- The rocky, winding road to the Supreme Court -- The ugly abyss of racism -- Rebuilding a life -- "Intentional falsehoods" -- "A legal longshot"? -- Correcting the record -- A symbol in the continuing search for justice -- Epilogue.