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
- Japanese American Olympians 341382
- Japanese Americans in Baseball 343384
- Japanese Americans in Figure Skating 349390
- Japanese Americans in Film 353394
- Japanese Americans in Sports 358399
- Japanese Immigrant Press 366407
- Japanese Transnational Identity 371412
- Japanese Migrating from Japan and Japanese Americans Developing Ties or Migrating to Japan 372413
- Japanese Migrants in the United States Maintain Ties to Japan 372413
- Japanese Return Migrants in Japan 373414
- Second-Generation Japanese American Transnationalism 374415
- Later-Generation Transnationalism 374415
- Further Reading 375416
- Kibei 375416
- Kogawa, Joy (1935–) 377418
- Kono, Tamio Tommy (1930–2016) 380421
- Misaka, Wataru “Wat” (1923–) 380421
- Mori, Toshio (1910–1980) 382423
- Mura, David (1952–) 383424
- Murayama, Milton (1923–2016) 385426
- Nagano, Kent (1951–) 387428
- Nakamura, Haruki Robert (1986–) 390431
- Nakatani, Corey (1970–) 391432
- Noguchi, Isamu (1904–1988) 392433
- Okada, John (1923–1971) 393434
- Otsuka, Julie (1962–) 394435
- Shin-Issei/Shin-Nisei Identity 396437
- Shinoda, Michael Kenji “Mike” (1977–) 399440
- Takei, George Hosato (1937–) 400441
- Walters, Rex Andrew (1970–) 402443
- Yamasaki, Lindsey Brooke (1980–) 403444
- Yonamine, Wallace Kaname “Wally” (1925–2011) 404445
- Zenimura, Kenichi (1900–1968) 406447
- Primary Documents 409450
- Document 1: The Treaty of Kanagawa, March 31, 1854 411452
- Document 2: Shebata Saito, Application for U.S.Citizenship, June 27, 1894 414455
- Document 3: Report on Incoming Japanese Steamer Hongkong Maru, March 20, 1900 415456
- Document 4: Anti-Japanese Campaign, San Francisco Chronicle, May 7, 1900 415456
- Document 5: The Asiatic Exclusion League Meeting, May 14, 1905 416457
- Document 6: President Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Order, March 14, 1907 417458
- Document 7: Japanese “Picture Brides,” Evening Bulletin, December 20, 1910 419460
- Document 8: The Webb Act (Alien Land Act of 1913), May 19, 1913 420461
- Document 9: Immigration Act of 1917, February 5, 1917 421462
- Document 10: Takao Ozawa v. United States, November 13, 1922 422463
- Document 11: Hidemitsu Toyota v. United States, May 25, 1925 424465
- Document 12: Executive Order 9066, February 19, 1942 425466
- Document 13: Executive Order 9102, March 18, 1942 427468
- Document 14: Yasui v. United States, June 21, 1943 429470
- Document 15: Proclamation 4417—“An American Promise,” Rescission of Executive Order 9066, February 19, 1976 431472
- Selected Bibliography 433474
- List of Contributors 441482
- About the Editor 445486
- Index 447488