From Confinement to Containment: Japanese/American Arts during the Early Cold War

by Edward Tang

During the early part of the Cold War, Japan emerged as a model ally, and Japanese Americans were seen as a model minority. From Confinement to Containment examines the work of four Japanese and Japanese/American artists and writers during this period: the novelist Hanama Tasaki, the actor Yamaguchi Yoshiko, the painter Henry Sugimoto, and the children's author Yoshiko Uchida. The backgrounds of the four figures reveal a mixing of nationalities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439917493
• ISBN13: 9781439917497
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"