Nisei soldiers break their silence : coming home to Hood River
(Book)
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Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2012.
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
940.5481 TAMURA
1 available
940.5481 TAMURA
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult) | 940.5481 TAMURA | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Hood River (Or.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- Biography.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- Biography.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
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Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2012.
Physical Desc
xx, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
UPC
40021397579
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-335) and index.
Description
"Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation. It shares the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, fighting on the front lines in Italy and France, serving as linguists in the South Pacific, and working as cooks and medics. The soldiers were from Hood River, Oregon, where their families were landowners and fruit growers. Town leaders, including veterans' groups, attempted to prevent their return after the war and stripped their names from the local war memorial. All of the soldiers were American citizens, but their parents were Japanese immigrants and had been imprisoned in camps as a consequence of Executive Order 9066. The racist homecoming reception that the Hood River Japanese American soldiers received was decried across the nation.