In defense of justice : Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American struggle for equality / / Eileen H. Tamura

• Autore: Tamura Eileen
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield : , : University of Illinois Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.53/1779487092; B
• Soggetto topico: Japanese Americans - Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans - Social conditions - 20th century; Japanese Americans - Cultural assimilation; Japanese Americans - Ethnic identity; Japanese Americans
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Growing up American -- A Yank in France, a Jap in America -- To Manzanar -- Resistance in Manzanar -- Stepping back -- Isolating citizen dissidents -- Turmoil at Tule -- Renunciation -- Japan -- Afterword -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: As a leading dissident in the World War II concentration camps for Japanese Americans, the controversial figure Joseph Yoshisuke Kurihara stands out as an icon of Japanese American resistance. In emotional, often inflammatory speeches, Kurihara attacked the US government for its treatment of innocent citizens and immigrants. Because he articulated what other inmates dared not voice openly, he became a spokesperson for camp inmates. In this biography, Kurihara's life provides a window into the history of Japanese Americans during the first half of the twentieth century.
• Titolo autorizzato: In defense of justice
• ISBN: 0-252-09506-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464281803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asian American experience.