Experiences of Japanese American women during and after World War II :

Yamaguchi, Precious,

Experiences of Japanese American women during and after World War II : living in internment camps and rebuilding life afterwards / Precious Yamaguchi. - 1 online resource (115 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- Los Angeles, 1937 : from cantaloupe sunrises to the cantaloupe farms -- The significance of silence -- As a child, I did not know I was Japanese' as an adult, people do not know I'm American -- Examining the crevices in-between identities -- From issei to Gosei : ethnography and autoethnography of generations -- Growing up during World War II : evacuation, internment, and labor -- Pathways to memories and dancing forward -- After the internment camps : strength, support, and friendships -- Japanese Americans and Japanese Peruvians as hostages -- Rebuilding the American dream -- Saying goodbye and keeping the stories alive -- References -- Index.

9780739192436 (e-book)


Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States.
Japanese Americans--Social conditions.


Electronic books.

D769.8.A6 / Y343 2014

940.53089/956073