Strange Fruit of the Black Pacific: Imperialism's Racial Justice and Its Fugitives

by Vincent Schleitwiler

Book Overview

Set between the rise of the U.S. and Japan as Pacific imperial powers in the 1890s and the aftermath of the latter's defeat in World War II, Strange Fruit of the Black Pacific traces the interrelated migrations of African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Filipinos across U.S. domains.

Offering readings in literature, blues and jazz culture, film, theatre, journalism, and private correspondence, Vince Schleitwiler considers how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479857084
• ISBN13: 9781479857081
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"