Altered lives, enduring community : Japanese Americans remember their World War II incarceration / Stephen S. Fugita, Marilyn Fernandez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fugita, Stephen.

Contributor:

Fernandez, Marilyn.

Series:

Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies.

The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.

Japanese Americans.

Japanese Americans--Cultural assimilation.

Japanese Americans--Ethnic identity.

Japanese Americans--Social conditions--20th century.

Japanese Americans--Economic conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Altered Lives, Enduring Community examines the long-term effects on Japanese Americans of their World War II experiences: forced removal from their Pacific Coast homes, incarceration in desolate government camps, and ultimate resettlement. As part of Seattle's Densho: Japanese American Legacy Project, the authors collected interviews and survey data from Japanese Americans now living in King County, Washington, who were imprisoned during World War II. Their clear-eyed, often poignant account presents the contemporary, post-redress perspectives of former incarcerees on their experiences and the consequences for their life course.Using descriptive material that personalizes and contextualizes the data, the authors show how prewar socioeconomic networks and the specific characteristics of the incarceration experience affected Japanese American readjustment in the postwar era. Topics explored include the effects of incarceration and resettlement on social relationships and community structure, educational and occupational trajectories, marriage and childbearing, and military service and draft resistance. The consequences of initial resettlement location and religious orientation are also examined.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Pre-World War II Community

3. The Incarceration

4. Military Service and Resistance

5. Resettlement

6. Marriage and Family Formation

7. Occupational Patterns

8. Religion and Making Sense of the Incarceration

9. Looking Back

Appendixes

Notes

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248) and index.

ISBN:

9780295800141

0295800143

OCLC:

961487588