Lost and Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration

by Karen L. Ishizuka

Book Overview

For decades, a fog of governmental cover-ups, euphemisms, and societal silence kept the victims the mass incarceration of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II from understanding their experiences. The Japanese American National Museum mounted a critically acclaimed exhibition with the twin goals of educating the general public and encouraging former inmates to come to grips with and tell their own history.

Combining heartfelt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025207372X
• ISBN13: 9780252073724
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 8.1"