Description: Explore the history of World War II Japanese American relocation sites with a captivating read. This trade paperback book, Confinement and Ethnicity, is a comprehensive overview written by Jeffery F. Burton, Richard W. Lord, Mary M. Farrell, and Lisa A. Krieger. It is published by the University of Washington Press and has a total of 472 pages. This book encompasses the experiences of Japanese Americans during the war, shedding light on their confinement, and ethnicity. It covers topics on Military/World War II, Ethnic Studies/Asian American Studies, and Modern/20th Century history. It is also a great resource for those interested in museums, tours, and points of interest. Brand New except owner name written inside first page top corner. Confinement and Ethnicity documents in unprecedented detail the various facilities in which persons of Japanese descent living in the western United States were confined during World War II: the fifteen “assembly centers” run by the U.S. Army’s Wartime Civil Control Administration, the ten “relocation centers” created by the War Relocation Authority, and the internment camps, penitentiaries, and other sites under the jurisdiction of the Justice and War Departments. Originally published as a report of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center of the National Park Service, it is now reissued in a corrected edition, with a new Foreword by Tetsuden Kashima, associate professor of American ethnic studies at the University of Washington. Based on archival research, field visits, and interviews with former residents, Confinement and Ethnicity provides an overview of the architectural remnants, archeological features, and artifacts remaining at the various sites. Included are numerous maps, diagrams, charts, and photographs. Historic images of the sites and their inhabitants -- including several by Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams -- are combined with photographs of present-day settings, showing concrete foundations, fence posts, inmate-constructed drainage ditches, and foundations and parts of buildings, as well as inscriptions in Japanese and English written or scratched on walls and rocks. The result is a unique and poignant treasure house of information for former residents and their descendants, for Asian American and World War II historians, and for anyone interested in the facts about what the authors call these “sites of shame.” Review "No other book published so far includes all the different places covered here; nor do other books so thoroughly cover the minutiae of the internees' daily life, including the raising of livestock and crops. The structures and artifacts remaining at each site are also documented, and the text is rounded out by historic and contemporary photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, tables, architectural drawings, and other information drawn from archives, reports, and memoirs. The result is a valuable and poignant study."―Library Journal Book Description A corrected edition of the remarkable government report documenting the facilities in which Japanese Americans were confined during World War II Product information PublisherUniversity of Washington Press; 1st edition (August 1, 2002) LanguageEnglish Paperback472 pages ISBN-100295981563 ISBN-13978-0295981567 Item Weight1.47 pounds Dimensions10.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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Book Title: Confinement and Ethnicity : an Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Year: 2003
Topic: Military / World War II, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Modern / 20th Century, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
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Genre: Travel, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 36.8 Oz
Item Length: 1 in
Author: Lord, Richard W. Lord, Jeffery F. Burton, Mary M. Farrell
Book Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Book Ser.
Item Width: 1 in
Format: Trade Paperback