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Echoes of trauma : an oral historical study on the impact of the World War II mass incarceration on the health of Japanese Americans / Gwenn M. Jensen.
Van Pelt Library D769.8.A6 J46 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jensen, Gwenn M., Author.
- Series:
- George and Sakaye Aratani Nikkei in the Americas series http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/25aa36e3-981b-bcba-f941-6ddb3343cea0
- Nikkei in the Americas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Psychological aspects.
- Japanese Americans.
- Internment camp inmates--Medical care.
- Internment camp inmates.
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Genre:
- interviews.
- Interviews
- Personal narratives
- Interviews.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Denver : University Press of Colorado, [2026]
- Summary:
- "This book traces the ramifications of racism, the chronic stress of imprisonment in concentration camps during WWII, and healthcare inadequacies detailing how these factors affected the physical and mental health of the Nisei beyond incarceration through recorded oral histories"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prelude to incarceration
- Uncertainty : Pearl Harbor to E.O. 9066
- Life in limbo : horse stalls and dysentery
- The road to incarceration : chaos and mismanagement
- Surviving the physical surroundings and basic needs
- Health and medical care in the camps
- The stress of conflict
- Enduring : how the Nisei coped with the stress and trauma
- Psychological shadows
- The legacy of heart disease and premature death.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version Jensen, Gwenn M. Echoes of trauma
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781646428960
- 164642896X
- OCLC:
- 1586920917
- Publisher Number:
- 90105052632
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