Encyclopedia of Japanese American Internment
Gary Y. Okihiro
juni 2013 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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This book addresses the forced removal and confinement of Japanese Americans during World War IIa topic significant to all Americans, regardless of race or color.
The internment of Japanese Americans was a violation of the Constitution and its guarantee of equal protection under the lawyet it was authorized by a presidential order, given substance by an act of Congress, and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Japanese internment is a topic that we as Americans cannot afford to forget or be ignorant of. This work spotlights an important subject that is often only described in a cursory fashion in general textbooks. It provides a comprehensive, accessible treatment of the events of Japanese American internment that includes topical, event, and biographical entries; a chronology and comprehensive bibliography; and primary documents that help bring the event to life for readers and promote inquiry and critical thinking.
The internment of Japanese Americans was a violation of the Constitution and its guarantee of equal protection under the lawyet it was authorized by a presidential order, given substance by an act of Congress, and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Japanese internment is a topic that we as Americans cannot afford to forget or be ignorant of. This work spotlights an important subject that is often only described in a cursory fashion in general textbooks. It provides a comprehensive, accessible treatment of the events of Japanese American internment that includes topical, event, and biographical entries; a chronology and comprehensive bibliography; and primary documents that help bring the event to life for readers and promote inquiry and critical thinking.
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Gary Y. Okihiro, PhD, is professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, New York, NY.
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