Nisei soldiers break their silence : coming home to Hood River
(Book, NW, NB - Locally Owned)
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Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2012].
ISBN
9780295992099 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0295992093 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Desc
xx, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Location | Format | Call Number | Status |
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DISTRIBUTION CENTER - ARCHIVES | NB - Locally Owned | 940.548 TAMURA | On Shelf |
WENATCHEE PUBLIC LIBRARY - WPL NW Collection | NW | 940.548 TAMURA | On Shelf |
EPHRATA PUBLIC LIBRARY | Book | 940.548 TAMURA | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Hood River (Or.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- Biography.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
Hood River (Or.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- Biography.
Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon -- Hood River -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
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Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2012].
Format
Book, NW, NB - Locally Owned
Language
English
ISBN
9780295992099 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0295992093 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community endurance, and reparation. It shares the experience of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, fighting on the front lines in Italy and France, serving as linguists in the South Pacific, and working as cooks and medics. The soldiers were from Hood River, Oregon, where their families were landowners and fruit growers. Town leaders, including veterans' groups, attempted to prevent their return after the war and stripped their names from the local war memorial. All of the soldiers were American citizens, but their parents were Japanese immigrants and had been imprisoned in camps as a consequence of Executive Order 9066. The racist homecoming that the Hood River Japanese American soldiers received was decried across the nation.
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Linda Tamura, who grew up in Hood River and whose father was a veteran of the war, conducted extensive oral histories with the veterans, their families, and members of the community. She had access to hundreds of recently uncovered letters and documents from the private files of a veterans' group that led the campaign against the Japanese American soldiers. Book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tamura, L. (2012). Nisei soldiers break their silence : coming home to Hood River . University of Washington Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tamura, Linda, 1949-. 2012. Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence : Coming Home to Hood River. University of Washington Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tamura, Linda, 1949-. Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence : Coming Home to Hood River University of Washington Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tamura, Linda. Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence : Coming Home to Hood River University of Washington Press, 2012.
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