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Teaching Mikadoism: The Attack on Japanese Language Schools in Hawaii, California, and Washington, 1919-1927
Noriko Asato
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Hardcover. Comparative analysis of the Japanese communities presents a clear picture of what historian Yuji Ichioka called the distinctive histories as well as the shared experiences of Japanese Americans. Language schools were accused of indoctrinating Mikadoism to Japanese American children as part of Japan's plan to colonize the United States. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWS; 1MKPH; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Hawaii sugar plantation managers endorsed Japanese language schools but, after witnessing the assertive role of Japanese in the 1920 labor strike, they joined public school educators and the Office of Naval Intelligence in labeling them anti-American and urged their suppression. Thus the ""Japanese language school problem"" became a means of controlling Hawaii's largest ethnic group. The debate quickly surfaced in California and Washington, where powerful activists sought to curb Japanese immigration and economic advancement. Language schools were accused of indoctrinating Mikadoism to Japanese American children as part of Japan's plan to colonize the United States. Previously unexamined archival documents and ... Read more
Hawaii sugar plantation managers endorsed Japanese language schools but, after witnessing the assertive role of Japanese in the 1920 labor strike, they joined public school educators and the Office of Naval Intelligence in labeling them anti-American and urged their suppression. Thus the ""Japanese language school problem"" became a means of controlling Hawaii's largest ethnic group. The debate quickly surfaced in California and Washington, where powerful activists sought to curb Japanese immigration and economic advancement. Language schools were accused of indoctrinating Mikadoism to Japanese American children as part of Japan's plan to colonize the United States. Previously unexamined archival documents and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824828981
SKU
V9780824828981
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About Noriko Asato
Noriko Asato is associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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