TY - BOOK AU - Tamura,Eileen TI - In defense of justice: Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American struggle for equality T2 - The Asian American experience SN - 9780252095061 AV - D769 .I534 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Kurihara, Joseph Yoshisuke, KW - Manzanar War Relocation Center KW - History KW - Tule Lake Relocation Center KW - Japanese Americans KW - Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 KW - Social conditions KW - 20th century KW - Cultural assimilation KW - Ethnic identity KW - Biography KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=652301&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -