In defense of justice : Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American struggle for equality /
Tamura, Eileen.
In defense of justice : Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American struggle for equality / Eileen H. Tamura. - Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource - The Asian American experience .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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 US 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 biography, Kurihara's life provides a window into the history of Japanese Americans during the first half of the twentieth century.
9780252095061
2019718183
Kurihara, Joseph Yoshisuke, 1895-1971.
Manzanar War Relocation Center--History.
Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Japanese Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
Japanese Americans--Cultural assimilation.
Japanese Americans--Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans--Biography.
Electronic Books.
D769 / .I534 2013
In defense of justice : Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American struggle for equality / Eileen H. Tamura. - Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource - The Asian American experience .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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 US 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 biography, Kurihara's life provides a window into the history of Japanese Americans during the first half of the twentieth century.
9780252095061
2019718183
Kurihara, Joseph Yoshisuke, 1895-1971.
Manzanar War Relocation Center--History.
Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Japanese Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
Japanese Americans--Cultural assimilation.
Japanese Americans--Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans--Biography.
Electronic Books.
D769 / .I534 2013