Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Placing memory Placing memory Todd Stewart This book provides a photographic perspective on the Japanese American internment camps. When the U.S. government incarcerated 120,000 Japanese Americans as “domestic enemy aliens” during World War I… OL11777270W
Citizen 13660 Citizen 13660 Miné Okubo "Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent--nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens--who were forced into 'protective custody' shortly after Pearl Harbor. Ci… OL1218814W
Life in a Japanese American internment camp Life in a Japanese American internment camp Diane Yancey Discusses the course of Japanese immigration into the United States, events leading to the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the conditions they faced in the internment camps. OL14870498W
By order of the president By order of the president Greg Robinson On February 19, 1942, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and Japanese successes in the Pacific, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the summary rem… OL15859944W
And justice for all And justice for all John Tateishi Recorded interviews with twenty-five Japanese Americans, who were among the 120,000 detained in relocation camps during World War II, reveal the scope of suffering and injustice involved. OL15860300W
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
A principled stand A principled stand Gordon K. Hirabayashi "In 1942, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi defied the curfew and mass removal of Japanese Americans on the West Coast, and was subsequently convicted and imprisoned as a result. In… OL19622470W
The Japanese American cases The Japanese American cases Roger Daniels "After Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, claiming a never documented "military necessity," ordered the removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II solely because of t… OL19622472W
Taken from the Paradise Isle Taken from the Paradise Isle George Hoshida "Crafted from George Hoshida's diary and memoir, as well as letters faithfully exchanged with his wife Tamae, Taken from the Paradise Isle is an intimate account of the anger, resignation, philosophy… OL19627077W
Christianity, social justice, and the Japanese American incarceration during World War II Christianity, social justice, and the Japanese American incarceration during World War II Anne M. Blankenship This study of Christianity in the infamous camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II yields insights both far-reaching and timely. Anne Blankenship shows how church leaders… OL19796240W
Barbed voices Barbed voices Arthur A. Hansen "An updated and annotated anthology of published articles written by a respected historian of Japanese American history. Featuring selected inmates and camp groups who spearheaded resistance movement… OL20138220W
An Internment Odyssey = An Internment Odyssey = Suikei Furuya "Haisho Tenten is a memoir of Suikei Furuya, who was arrested and interned following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Mr. Furuya was a US citizen and was never found guilty of any crime"--Provide… OL20142709W
Nature behind barbed wire Nature behind barbed wire Connie Y. Chiang "Nature Behind Barbed Wire uses an environmental lens to reinterpret the forced removal and confinement of Japanese Americans during World War II. It demonstrates how the complexities of the natural … OL20143517W
The invisible thread The invisible thread Yoshiko Uchida Children's author, Yoshiko Uchido, describes growing up in Berkeley, California, as a Nisei, second generation Japanese American, and her family's internment in a Nevada concentration camp during Wor… OL2616997W
When Justice Failed When Justice Failed Alex Haley,Steven A. Chin,David Tamura When Justice Failed relates the life and experiences of the Japanese American who defied the order of internment during World War II and took his case as far as the Supreme Court. After the Japane… OL3523764W
Japanese-American internment in American history Japanese-American internment in American history David K. Fremon Includes personal accounts to describe the period in American history when Japanese Americans were detained in internment camps; also, discusses the issues and controversy surrounding the decision. OL476060W
The Japanese-American Internment The Japanese-American Internment Rachael Hanel "Describes the events surrounding the internment of Japanese Americans in relocation centers during World War II. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of Japanese i… OL5958424W
Born in Seattle Born in Seattle Robert Sadamu Shimabukuro The story of the World War II internment of 120,000 Japanese American citizens and Japanese-born permanent residents is well known by now. Less well known is the history of the small group of Seattle… OL6210897W
Farewell to Manzanar Farewell to Manzanar Mei Li Robinson The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on Farewell to Manzanar explores the autobiographical childhood memori… OL9629886W