Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People
byJonathan H. X. Lee is associate professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University.
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Jonathan H. X. Lee. Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People. ABC-CLIO, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440841903.
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This book provides a comprehensive story of the complicated and rich story of the Japanese American experience—from immigration, to discrimination, to adaptation, achievement and contributions to the American mosaic.
• Includes more than 200 clearly written, cross-referenced entries that present brief histories on the key people, places, and events associated with Japanese American history• Highlights the distinctive contributions of Japanese Americans to the fabric and plurality of American life
• Describes the political, social, and religious institutions founded by Japanese Americans and the community-building, activist, and philanthropic roles they have played
• Provides a chronology of events, illustrations, and collection of primary documents
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Table of Contents
Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People
Author(s): Jonathan H. X. LeeContributors: Lee, Jonathan;Abstract:This book provides a comprehensive story of the complicated and rich story of the Japanese American experience—from immigration, to discrimination, to adaptation, achievement and contributions to the American mosaic.
• Includes more than 200 clearly written, cross-referenced entries that present brief histories on the key people, places, and events associated with Japanese American history• Highlights the distinctive contributions of Japanese Americans to the fabric and plurality of American life
• Describes the political, social, and religious institutions founded by Japanese Americans and the community-building, activist, and philanthropic roles they have played
• Provides a chronology of events, illustrations, and collection of primary documents
Editor(s): Lee, Jonathan;SortTitle: japanese americans: the history and culture of a peopleAuthor Info:Jonathan H. X. LeeeditorJonathan H. X. Lee is associate professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University.
eISBN-13: 9781440841903Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440841903.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440841897Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 504Publication Date: 20171130Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Preface xiii14
- Chronology of Japanese American History xvii18
- Part I: Context of Japanese Emigration: Coming to America 142
- Historical Overview 142
- Alien Land Law (1913) 849
- Anti-Japanese Movement 1051
- Draft Resisters 1354
- Ex Parte Mitsuye Endo (1944) 1556
- Executive Order 9066 1859
- 442nd Regimental Combat Team/100th Infantry Battalion 2061
- Gentlemen’s Agreement (1907–1908) 2263
- Harada House 2465
- Hawai‘ian Sugar Plantations 2768
- Hirabayashi v. United States (1943) 2970
- Immigration Act of 1924 3273
- Internment, World War II 3374
- Japanese American Communities 4182
- Japanese American Exclusion 4687
- Japanese American History Before 1945 5192
- Japanese American Population Trends 5495
- Japanese American War Brides 5798
- Japanese American Women 60101
- Japanese American Women in the 1930s 63104
- Japanese Immigration to Hawai‘i 67108
- Japanese Immigration to Latin/South America 70111
- Japanese Immigration to Peru 75116
- Kooskia Internment Camp 77118
- Manzanar Children’s Village (1942–1945) 79120
- Manzanar Riot (1942) 85126
- Native Sons of the Golden West 86127
- No-No Boys 88129
- Okinawa and Okinawans 89130
- Pearl Harbor 92133
- Picture Brides/Shashin Hanayome 95136
- Post-1965 Japanese Immigration 96137
- World War I 99140
- World War II 101142
- Part II: Political Activity and Economic Life: Business Endeavors and Involvement in American Politics 107148
- Historical Overview 107148
- Abiko, Kyutaro (1865–1936) 112153
- Aiso, John Fujio (1909–1987) 113154
- Aoki, Richard (1938–2009) 115156
- Aratani, George (1917–2013) 116157
- Ariyoshi, George (1926–) 118159
- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians 119160
- Fukuhara, Harry Katsuharu (1920–2015) 121162
- Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiyé (1906–1992) 122163
- Hirono, Mazie Keiko (1947–) 124165
- Honda, Mike (1941–) 125166
- Ichioka, Yuji (1936–2002) 127168
- Iijima, Kazu Ikeda (1918–2007) 129170
- Inouye, Daniel Ken (1924–2012) 131172
- Ito, Lance Alan (1950–) 133174
- Japan Bashing 135176
- Japanese American Citizens League 137178
- Japanese Americans in Farming and Agriculture 140181
- Japanese Americans in Japan 142183
- Nisei Educated and Socialized in Japan (1920s–1940s) 143184
- Nisei Linguists and Nurses in Occupied Japan (1945–1952) 144185
- Sansei Searching for Cultural Roots and Language Study (1960s–1970s) 145186
- Attracted by Japan’s Economic Bubble and the JET Program (1980s–) 145186
- Japanese Traditional and Popular Culture 146187
- Further Reading 146187
- Kochiyama, Yuri (1921–2014) 147188
- Korematsu, Fred (1919–2005) 148189
- Little Tokyo 149190
- Masaoka, Mike Masaru (1915–1991) 151192
- Matsui, Doris O. (1944–) 153194
- Matsui, Robert T. (1941–2005) 155196
- Matsunaga, “Spark” Masayuki (1916–1990) 157198
- Mineta, Norman (1931–) 159200
- Mink, Patsy Takemoto (1927–2002) 162203
- National Japanese American Memorial 163204
- Nichibei Shimbun (Japanese American News) 165206