Citizen Internees : A Second Look at Race and Citizenship in Japanese American Internment Camps / Linda L. Ivey, Kevin W. Kaatz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ivey, Linda L., author.

Kaatz, Kevin W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2018.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Through a new collection of primary documents about Japanese internment during World War II, this book enables a broader understanding of the injustice experienced by displaced people within the United States in the 20th century. In the 1940s, Japanese and Japanese American internees of Redwood City, CA, had a dedicated ally: J. Elmer Morrish, a banker who kept their businesses alive, made sure their taxes were paid, and safeguarded their properties until after the end of World War II and the internees were finally released. What were Morrish's motivations for his tireless efforts to help the internees? How did the unjustly incarcerated deal with the loss of freedom in the camps, and how did they envision their future? And how did the internees both cooperate with the U.S. government and attempt to resist victimization? Citizen Internees: A Second Look at Race and Citizenship in Japanese American Internment Camps is an edited selection from a collection of more than 2,000 pieces of correspondence-some of which is previously unpublished-regarding the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans from Redwood City, CA. These primary source documents reveal the experiences and emotions of a group of imprisoned people attempting to run the necessary day-to-day tasks of the lives they were forced to leave behind-as property owners, taxpayers, and proprietors. Through these letters about practical matters, readers can gain insight into the internees' changing family relations, their financial concerns, and their struggles in making decisions about an uncertain future. The book also includes essays that supply background information, analysis of the documents' contents and meaning, and historical context.

Contents:

Preface Part One: The Idea of the Citizen Internee Chapter 1 Citizen Internees Chapter 2 History of the Japanese and Anti-Japanese Sentiment in California Chapter 3 Planning for Relocation and the Protection of Property Chapter 4 The Move to Tanforan Chapter 5 The Move to Topaz Chapter 6 Citizenship Restored? Joining the Army, Going Home Part Two: The Banker and His Documents Chapter 7 What Morrish Was Doing during This Period (Transcribed Letters) Original Letters with Annotations Epilogue: History of Morrish Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400626593

9798216061083

OCLC:

975224529