The unsung great : stories of extraordinary Japanese Americans /

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"From a title-winning boxer in Louisiana to a Broadway baritone in New York, Japanese Americans have long belied their popular representation as "quiet Americans." Showcasing the lives and achievements of relatively unknown but remarkable people in Nikkei history, scholar and journali...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robinson, Greg, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2020]
Series:Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies.
Subjects:
Japanese Americans > Biography.
Japanese Americans > History.
Américains d'origine japonaise > Biographies.
Américains d'origine japonaise > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
Japanese Americans
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: An outsider look at Japanese Americans
  • Mixed-race Japanese Americans: Family stories
  • Literature
  • Wartime confinement and Japanese Americans: Nikkei stories
  • Wartime
  • Political activism and civl rights
  • Arts and sciences
  • The queer heritage of Japanese Americans
  • Other places, other lives
  • Epilogue: Nunc pro tunc and the story behind a phrase.

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