Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest
Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians in the Twentieth Century
Gail M Nomura author Louis Fiset author Gail M Nomura editor Louis Fiset editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Published:1st Mar '05
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Scholars discuss the theme of resistance within 20th-century Japanese American communities
Challenging the notion that Nikkei individuals before and during World War II were helpless pawns manipulated by forces beyond their control, the diverse essays in this rich collection focus on the theme of resistance within Japanese American and Japanese Canadian communities to twentieth-century political, cultural, and legal discrimination. They illustrate how Nikkei groups were mobilized to fight discrimination through assertive legal challenges, community participation, skillful print publicity, and political and economic organization.
Comprised of all-new and original research, this is the first anthology to highlight the contributions and histories of Nikkei within the entire Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia.
"The collection's solid scholarship and research moves the study of Japanese Americans 'outside the usual California-centered framework.' [It] could easily be used in classes dealing with the Northwest or Asian Americans. Each essay stands alone as a tribute to the vitality of Nikkei, such as Gordon Hirabayashi, and their descendants."
* Western Historical Quarterly *"A valuable resource on Nikkei history."
* Multicultural Review *"These essays are well researched, thoroughly documented, and provide readers new knowledge and insights on issues many know only superficially. The[y] are well written and make interesting reading for the public. They are also a good resource for students searching for information."
* Oregon Historical Quarterly *"[Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest] is a valuable addition to Japanese American history and should provoke specialists and nonspecialists alike to pay greater attention to region in discussions of ethnicity and immigration in the American West. Its essays also suggest exciting possibilities for further research— especially in such underexplored areas as Japanese-Native relations in Yakima and cross-border relations with Canada."
* Pacific Northwest QuarterISBN: 9780295984612
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 544g
360 pages