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Storied Lives: Japanese American Students and World War II
During World War II over 5,500 young Japanese Americans left the concentration camps to which they had been confined with their families in order to attend college. Storied Lives describes—often in their own words—how nisei students found schools to attend outside the West Coast exclusion zone and the efforts of white Americans to help them. The book is concerned with the deeds of white and Japanese Americans in a mutual struggle against racism, and argues that Asian American studies—indeed, race relations as a whole—will benefit from an understanding not only of racism but also of its opposition, anti-racism.
To uncover this little known story, Gary Okihiro surveyed the colleges and universities the nisei attended, collected oral histories from nisei students and student relocation staff members, and examined the records of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council and other materials.
To uncover this little known story, Gary Okihiro surveyed the colleges and universities the nisei attended, collected oral histories from nisei students and student relocation staff members, and examined the records of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council and other materials.
208 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1999
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January 26, 2016
Gary Y. Okihiro, 1999
The author starts out by talking about racism and anti-racism, how some whites helped the Japanese Americans.
It starts off with some general statements, an explanation that much of the book comes from personal memories of various people, and then goes into the history of Japanese immigration into the U.S.
The political difficulties of the time in placing Nisei students is discussed along with the programs set up to try and find places for the students in the camps. Personal letters from students to prospective colleges, and from colleges back to the students are included. Not all schools were willing to accept the Nisei students, of course, but many were.
It's a very specialized book in its nature but does cover a subject not often dealt with in other books and thus is a good addition to the body of knowledge about Japanese-American internment.
The author starts out by talking about racism and anti-racism, how some whites helped the Japanese Americans.
It starts off with some general statements, an explanation that much of the book comes from personal memories of various people, and then goes into the history of Japanese immigration into the U.S.
The political difficulties of the time in placing Nisei students is discussed along with the programs set up to try and find places for the students in the camps. Personal letters from students to prospective colleges, and from colleges back to the students are included. Not all schools were willing to accept the Nisei students, of course, but many were.
It's a very specialized book in its nature but does cover a subject not often dealt with in other books and thus is a good addition to the body of knowledge about Japanese-American internment.
December 16, 2023
Read this in undergrad and re-reading for a new project. Thrilled that Fred Hayashi is included.
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