[Review of] John Tateishi. And Justice for All: An Oral History of the Japanese American Detention Camps

Authors

Russell Endo

Orginal Publication Date

1985

Journal Title

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Volume

5

Issue

ess/vol5/iss1

First Page

80

Last Page

82

Abstract

In one of the blatant injustices in American history, 120,000 West Coast Japanese Americans were evacuated from their homes by military authorities just after the outbreak of World War II and interned in concentration camps. This episode was the culmination of decades of anti-Asian agitation and more immediate pressures by politicians, newspaper editors, farm and labor organizations, nativist groups, and military officials based on false accusations of Japanese American disloyalty and fifth-column activity by Japanese Americans.

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1985