Jerome and Rohwer: Memories of Japanese American Internment in World War II Arkansas - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Walter M. Imahara (Editor), David E. Meltzer (Editor)Publish date:2023-06-01Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Arkansas PressISBN-13:9781682262412ISBN-10:1682262413UPC:9781682262412Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, United States, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Asian & Asian American, 20th Century, World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SC273NEVZG
Jerome and Rohwer: Memories of Japanese American Internment in World War II Arkansas
Not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor that drew the United States into World War II, the federal government rounded up more than a hundred thousand people of Japanese descent--both immigrants and native-born citizens--and began one of the most horrific mass-incarceration events in US history. The program tore apart Asian American communities, extracted families from their homes, and destroyed...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Arkansas PressISBN-13:9781682262412ISBN-10:1682262413UPC:9781682262412Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, United States, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Asian & Asian American, 20th Century, World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SC273NEVZG
Walter Imahara was born in California, where his family were prominent members of the local Japanese American farming community before World War II. After being interned at Jerome and Rohwer, he became a US Army officer, the owner of a successful nursery and landscape business, and a national champion weightlifter. He is the author of I Am an American: Japanese American, Asian Cajun.
David Meltzer...
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
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