Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America's Concentration Camps (Asian American Studies)

Michi Nishiura Weglyn

ISBN 10: 0295974842 / ISBN 13: 9780295974842

Published by University of Washington Press (edition updated), 1996

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Synopsis:

"A truly excellent and moving book . . . The story of the concentration camps for Japanese has often been told, but usually with an emphasis on the silver lining. . . . Michi Weglyn concentrates instead on the other side of the picture. Years of Infamy is hard hitting but fair and balanced. It is a terrible story of administrative callousness and bungling, untold damage to the human soul, confusion, and terror."-Edwin O. Reischauer, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan

From the Back Cover: In the early part of World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers. Manzanar, the first of ten such concentration camps, was bounded by barbed wire and guard towers, confining 10,000 persons, the majority being American citizens. May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism and economic exploitation never emerge again.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of ...
Publisher: University of Washington Press (edition updated)
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: updated.