Growing Up Nisei: Race, Generation, and Culture Among Japanese Americans of California, 1924-49

by David K. Yoo

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The place occupied by Japanese Americans within the annals of United States history often begins and ends with their cameo appearance as victims of incarceration after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In this provocative work, David K. Yoo broadens the scope of Japanese American history to examine how the second generation--the Nisei--shaped its identity and negotiated its place within American society.

Tracing the emergence of a dynamic Nisei...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:025206822X

ISBN13:9780252068225

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.92 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Ethnic Studies History Minority Studies Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local

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