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Autore |
Yamaguchi Precious |
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Titolo |
Experiences of Japanese American women during and after World War II : living in internment camps and rebuilding life afterwards / / Precious Yamaguchi |
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Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2014] |
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2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4985-0863-4 |
0-7391-9243-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (115 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Japanese Americans - Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 |
World War, 1939-1945 - Japanese Americans |
World War, 1939-1945 - Concentration camps - United States |
Japanese Americans - Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- Los Angeles, 1937 : from cantaloupe sunrises to the cantaloupe farms -- The significance of silence -- As a child, I did not know I was Japanese' as an adult, people do not know I'm American -- Examining the crevices in-between identities -- From issei to Gosei : ethnography and autoethnography of generations -- Growing up during World War II : evacuation, internment, and labor -- Pathways to memories and dancing forward -- After the internment camps : strength, support, and friendships -- Japanese Americans and Japanese Peruvians as hostages -- Rebuilding the American dream -- Saying goodbye and keeping the stories alive -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Experiences of Japanese American Women during and after World War II </span><span>examines the experiences of Japanese American women who were in internment camps during World War II and after. Precious Yamaguchi follows these women after they were released and shows how they tried to rebuild their lives after losing everything. |
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