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The first major empirical study of the long-term effects of the incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Pre-World War II Community

3. The Incarceration

4. Military Service and Resistance

5. Resettlement

6. Marriage and Family Formation

7. Occupational Patterns

8. Religion and Making Sense of the Incarceration

9. Looking Back

Appendixes

Notes

Glossary

References

Index

About the Author

Stephen S. Fugita is distinguished professor of psychology and ethnic studies, Santa Clara University, and coauthor of Japanese American Ethnicity: The Persistence of Community. Marilyn Fernandez is associate professor and chair of sociology, Santa Clara University.

Reviews

"This book comes as a welcome antidote to the tendency to view the internment in simple, black and white terms." (Canadian Military History) "This fascinating book is an interesting and informative comprehensive study of a Japanese-American community. . . . The book examines the effects of the community's prewar social and economic structures on the community's wartime experience and postwar readjustment. This book will be of interest not only to social scientists and historians but also to anyone interested in the effects of a life-changing experience on a community." (Multicultural Review) "The Japanese American internment during WWII has been subjected to much historical scrutiny, but little attention has been devoted to its socioeconomic consequences and psychological effects for the Nisei, second-generation Japanese Americans. Fugita and Fernandez used interviews and survey data . . . [to] examine the impact of the incarceration on the life course of 183 Nisei residing in Kings County, Seattle. . . . Thoughtful, important study about a key chapter in the Japanese American experience." (Choice) "Informative and poignant. . . . Highlights a tragic and often overlooked event in America history that should be taught to every citizen, to help us better understand history and the role of America on the world stage." (Western Folklore)