Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence

Coming Home to Hood River

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence by Linda Tamura, University of Washington Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Linda Tamura ISBN: 9780295804460
Publisher: University of Washington Press Publication: December 15, 2012
Imprint: University of Washington Press Language: English
Author: Linda Tamura
ISBN: 9780295804460
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication: December 15, 2012
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Language: English

Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation. It shares the experiences 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.

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 private files of a local veterans' group that led the campaign against the Japanese American soldiers. This book also includes the little known story of local Nisei veterans who spent 40 years appealing their convictions for insubordination.

Watch the book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHMcFdmixLk

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation. It shares the experiences 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.

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 private files of a local veterans' group that led the campaign against the Japanese American soldiers. This book also includes the little known story of local Nisei veterans who spent 40 years appealing their convictions for insubordination.

Watch the book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHMcFdmixLk

More books from University of Washington Press

Cover of the book No-No Boy by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Scent of Apples by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Reclaimers by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book The Rising Tide of Color by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book The Women on the Island by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Seattle in Black and White by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book South Korea's Education Exodus by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Alaska by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Spaces of Possibility by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Transforming Patriarchy by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Trout Culture by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book Early Rock Art of the American West by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book The Jewish Life Cycle by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze by Linda Tamura
Cover of the book South of the Clouds by Linda Tamura
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy