In Defense of Justice: Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American Struggle for Equality

Name: In Defense of Justice: Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American Struggle for Equality
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ISBN: 9780252037788

ISBN-10: 0252037782

ISBN-13: 9780252037788

Edition: 2013

Authors: Eileen Tamura

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As a leading dissident in the World War II concentration camps for Japanese Americans, the controversial figure Joseph Yoshisuke Kurihara stands out as an icon of Japanese American resistance. In emotional, often inflammatory speeches, Kurihara attacked the U.S. government for its treatment of innocent citizens and immigrants. Because he articulated what other inmates dared not voice openly, he became a spokesperson for camp inmates. In this astute biography, Kurihara's life provides a window into the history of Japanese Americans during the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Hawai'i to Japanese parents who immigrated to work on the sugar plantations, Kurihara worked throughout…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Growing Up American



A Yank in France, a Jap in America



To Manzanar



Resistance in Manzanar



Stepping Back



Isolating Citizen Dissidents



Turmoil at Tule



Renunciation



Japan


Afterword


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index