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Format:	Book
Title:	The internment of Japanese Americans / Jeff Hay, editor.
Edition:	First edition.
Publisher, Date:	Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2012] ©2012
Description:	170 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Summary:	Describes the internment of Japanese Americans in camps during World War II, providing information on the controversy and personal narratives by those who lived through the events.
Series:	Perspectives on modern world history Perspectives on modern world history.
Subjects:	Forced removal and internment of Japanese Americans (1942-1945) World War (1939-1945) Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945. Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945. Japanese Americans. World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans. Japanese -- United States -- History. Japanese. History. United States.
Other Author:	Hay, Jeff.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	Background on the Japanese American Internment Camps: Japanese American internment in World War II: an overview / Midori Takagi; Many factors influenced the government's decision to open internment camps / David M. Kennedy; Executive Order 9066 clears the path for Japanese American internment / Franklin D. Roosevelt; A notice of exclusion for Japanese Americans in San Francisco / John L. DeWitt; Life in the relocation centers / Caleb Foote; After a long struggle, survivors of the camps received official redress / Japanese American National Museum; Some survivors of the camps seek to preserve them as memorials / Justin Ewers -- Controversies over Japanese American Internment: Internment of Japanese Americans is necessary and justified / San Francisco News; Blame-shifting and wartime hysteria led to the relocation of Japanese Americans / Roger Daniels; A politician claims the internment camps were justifiable / Katherine Bishop; Returning home was difficult for many after release from the camps / Page Smith; The Supreme Court decides that the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans is constitutional / Harlan F. Stone; The Supreme Court's decisions supporting internment were rightfully overturned / Kermit L. Hall and John J. Patrick; Many Japanese Americans demonstrated their loyalty through military service / Ronald Takaki; Some Japanese Americans were insulted by demands for loyalty and calls to serve / W. Dale Nelson -- Personal Narratives: The uncertain weeks following Pearl Harbor / Yoshiko Uchida; A university student adjusts to internment / Charles Kikuchi; A married couple, separated by internment, tries to maintain hope / Hanaye and Iwao Matsushita; Recalling the camps more than fifty years later / Reiko Oshima Komoto.
Web Site:	Web Link Inhaltsverzeichnis
LCCN:	2011018848
ISBN:	9780737757927 0737757922
Other Number:	707965473
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Control Number:	331878
Call Number:	D769.8.A6 I57 2012
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Describes the internment of Japanese Americans in camps during World War II, providing information on the controversy and personal narratives by those who lived through the events. - (Baker & Taylor)

This series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history; each book helps readers develop critical thinking skills, increase global awareness, and enhance their understanding of international perspectives about historic events.; ; Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were imp - (Gale / Cengage Learning)

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Table of Contents

Foreword

(3)

Introduction

(6)

World Map

(3)

Chapter 1 Background on the Japanese American Internment Camps

1 Japanese American Internment in World War II: An Overview

(8)

Midori Takagi

2 Many Factors Influenced the Government's Decision to Open Internment Camps

(8)

David M. Kennedy

3 Executive Order 9066 Clears the Path for Japanese American Internment

(4)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

4 A Notice of Exclusion for Japanese Americans in San Francisco

(6)

John L. DeWitt

5 Life in the Relocation Centers

(10)

Caleb Foote

6 After a Long Struggle, Survivors of the Camps Received Official Redress

(8)

Japanese American National Museum

7 Some Survivors of the Camps Seek to Preserve Them as Memorials

(6)

Justin Ewers

Chapter 2 Controversies Over Japanese American Internment

1 Internment of Japanese Americans Is Necessary and Justified

(5)

San Francisco News

2 Blame-shifting and Wartime Hysteria Led to the Relocation of Japanese Americans

(6)

Roger Daniels

3 A Politician Claims the Internment Camps Were Justifiable

(5)

Katherine Bishop

4 Returning Home Was Difficult for Many After Release from the Camps

(11)

Page Smith

5 The Supreme Court Decides That the Relocation and Internment of Japanese Americans Is Constitutional

(11)

Harlan F. Stone

6 The Supreme Court's Decisions Supporting Internment Were Rightfully Overturned

101

(6)

Kermit L. Hall

John J. Patrick

7 Many Japanese Americans Demonstrated Their Loyalty Through Military Service

107

(10)

Ronald Takaki

8 Some Japanese Americans Were Insulted by Demands for Loyalty and Calls to Serve

117

(6)

W. Dale Nelson

Chapter 3 Personal Narratives

1 The Uncertain Weeks Following Pearl Harbor

123

(8)

Yoshiko Uchida

2 A University Student Adjusts to Internment

131

(10)

Charles Kikuchi

3 A Married Couple, Separated by Internment, Tries to Maintain Hope

141

(7)

Hanaye

Iwao Matsushita

4 Recalling the Camps More than Fifty Years Later

148

(6)

Reiko Oshima Komoto

Chronology

154

(6)

For Further Reading

160

(4)

Index

164

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