The Tokyo Rose Case: Treason on Trial

Name: The Tokyo Rose Case: Treason on Trial
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ISBN: 9780700619054

ISBN-10: 0700619054

ISBN-13: 9780700619054

Edition: 2013

Authors: Yasuhide Kawashima

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Iva Ikuku Toguri (1916-2006) was an American citizen, born on the 4th of July. Her parents, first-generation Japanese Americans, embraced their new nation and raised Iva to think, talk, and act like a patriotic American. But, despite her allegiance to the United States, she was forced to spend most of her adult life denying that she was a traitor or that she was World War II's infamous Tokyo Rose. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Iva was nursing an ailing aunt in Japan. Prevented from returning to home, she was viewed with suspicion by the Japanese authorities. They hounded her to renounce her American citizenship, which she adamantly refused to do. Pressured to find employment, she…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Editors' Preface


Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction: Guilty!



Born on the Fourth of July



"Aunt Shizu Is Sick"



A Dozen Roses



The American Paparazzi



The Attorney General's Abrupt Decision



Assembling Witnesses and the Jury Selection



The Prosecution's Case



The Defense Rebuttal



The Verdict and the Sentence



Appeals, Threat of Deportation, and Pardon


Conclusion: Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Coram Nobis Relief


Chronology


Bibliographical Essay


Index