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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nisei Regiment Nisei Regiment R. Conrad Stein A history of the 442nd "Nisei" Regiment which was almost entirely made up of Japanese American men and received more medals for bravery than any other American unit its size during World War II. OL15036545W
Race for empire Race for empire Takashi Fujitani "Race for Empire offers a profound and challenging reinterpretation of nationalism, racism, and wartime mobilization during the Asia-Pacific war. In parallel case studies--of Japanese Americans mobil… OL16002155W
Japanese eyes, American heart Japanese eyes, American heart Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, set Hawaii on a new course of history that would affect every living soul in these Islands. How Hawaii's people, particularly those of Japanese anc… OL18391468W
First class First class Swift, David W. "Through oral histories, memoirs and rare photographs, David W. Swift Jr. (whose Caucasian father was among these men) documents the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) First Class. One month before … OL20121966W
Going for broke Going for broke James M. McCaffrey "A comprehensive history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II. When Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans reacted with revulsion and horror. In the patri… OL20882852W
Wyoming Samurai Wyoming Samurai Mike Mackey "This is a story about the United States Government's abrogation of a people's civil rights, labeling them as undesirable for military service, then asking them to volunteer for the Army, and eventua… OL24953554W