Impounded People : Japanese-Americans in the Relocation Centers / / Edward H. Spicer, Asael T. Hansen, Katherine Luomala, Marvin K. Opler

• Autore: Spicer Edward Holland <1906-1983, >
• Pubblicazione: University of Arizona Press, 2021; Tucson, Arizona : , : University of Arizona Press, , 2021; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource viii, 342 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans
• Soggetto topico: Japanese Americans
• Persona (resp. second.): OplerMarvin K <1914-1981, > (Marvin Kaufmann); LuomalaKatherine; HansenAsael T.
• Note generali: "Written in 1946 as one of the final reports of ... the War Relocation Authority."
• Nota di contenuto: Prologue. The process of scapegoating ; A west coast dilemma ; The evacuated people -- Moving in. Impact of the relocation centers ; The administrative staff ; Evacuee and caucasian ; Work and wages ; A world of rumor ; The blocks: foundations of community life ; Community cross currents ; The outside ; Crises -- Being sorted. Registration-a new crisis ; An emerging framework of community life ; The sorting ; Fruits of segregation -- Settling down. Programs-government and evacuee ; Evacuee orientations ; Stabilization of staff-evacuee relations ; The center way of life ; Tule Lake ; Disintegrating factors-the war and resettlement -- Getting out. Holding the centers ; The stake in America ; Disintegration of the centers ; Confusion at Tule Lake -- Epilogue. The journey continued ; The journey back ; Discontinuities and continuities.
• Sommario/riassunto: This important final report of the War Relocation Authority, written in 1946 and now released in book form with a comprehensive introduction by Edward H. Spicer, describes the growth and changes in the community life and how attitudes of Japanese-American relocatees and WRA administrators evolved, adjusted, and affected one another on political, social, and psychological levels.
• Titolo autorizzato: Impounded People
• ISBN: 9780816501755; 0816501750
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910474055203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II