An edition of Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest (2005)
Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest
Japanese Americans & Japanese Canadians in the twentieth century
By Louis Fiset,Gail Nomura
Publish Date
2005
Publisher
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest in association with University of Washington Press,University of Washington Press
Language
eng
Pages
348
Description:
"Challenging the notion that Nikkei individuals before and during World War II were helpless pawns manipulated by forces beyond their control, the diverse essays in this collection focus on the theme of resistance within Japanese American and Japanese Canadian communities to twentieth-century political, cultural, and legal discrimination. They illustrate how Nikkei groups were mobilized to fight discrimination through assertive legal challenges, community participation, skillful print publicity, and political and economic organization. Comprised of all-new and original research, this is the first anthology to highlight the contributions and histories of Nikkei within the entire Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia."--BOOK JACKET.