Distant Islands: The Japanese American Community in New York City, 1876-1930s

by Daniel H. Inouye

Book Overview

Distant Islands is a modern narrative history of the Japanese American community in New York City between America's centennial year and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Often overshadowed in historical literature by the Japanese diaspora on the West Coast, this community, which dates back to the 1870s, has its own fascinating history.

The New York Japanese American community was a composite of several micro communities divided along...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607329018
• ISBN13: 9781607329015
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up