Children of the Occupation: Japan's Untold Story

by Walter Hamilton and Walter Hamilton

Book Overview

Following World War II, the Allied Powers occupied Japan from 1945 to 1952, leaving a human legacy: thousands of children of Japanese mothers fathered by men from Australia, the United States, New Zealand, India, and Britain. These mixed-race offspring, and often their mothers, faced intense discrimination.

Based on interviews with or research on 150 konketsuji-a now-taboo word for "mixed-blood" Japanese-journalist Walter Hamilton presents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813561019
• ISBN13: 9780813561011
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary