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10%OFFLinda Tamura - Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence - 9780295992099 - V9780295992099
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Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence

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Description for Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence Paperback. Details the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295992099
SKU
V9780295992099
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99-27

About Linda Tamura
Linda Tamura is professor of education at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. She is the author of The Hood River Issei: An Oral History of Japanese Settlers in Oregon's Hood River Valley.

Reviews for Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence
"Nisei Soldiers touches deeply into America's reckoning with race and bigotry and deserves a wide reading. The author offers a persuasive and compelling account of the treatment of Japanese Americans in peace and wartime."
William G. Robbins
Oregon Historical Quarterly
"Tamura’s Nisei Soldiers is an interesting, solidly researched, and well-written piece of history, one that fills a ... Read more

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