TY - BOOK AU - Yamaguchi,Precious TI - Experiences of Japanese American women during and after World War II: living in internment camps and rebuilding life afterwards SN - 9780739192436 AV - D769.8.A6 Y343 2014 U1 - 940.53089/956073 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Lexington Books KW - Japanese Americans KW - Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Concentration camps KW - United States KW - Social conditions KW - Américains d'origine japonaise KW - Relogement et internement forcés, 1942-1945 KW - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 KW - Camps d'internement KW - États-Unis KW - Conditions sociales KW - HISTORY KW - Europe KW - Western KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- Los Angeles, 1937 : from cantaloupe sunrises to the cantaloupe farms -- The significance of silence -- As a child, I did not know I was Japanese' as an adult, people do not know I'm American -- Examining the crevices in-between identities -- From issei to Gosei : ethnography and autoethnography of generations -- Growing up during World War II : evacuation, internment, and labor -- Pathways to memories and dancing forward -- After the internment camps : strength, support, and friendships -- Japanese Americans and Japanese Peruvians as hostages -- Rebuilding the American dream -- Saying goodbye and keeping the stories alive -- References -- Index N2 - Experiences of Japanese American Women during and after World War II examines the experiences of Japanese American women who were in internment camps during World War II and after. Precious Yamaguchi follows these women after they were released and shows how they tried to rebuild their lives after losing everything UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=933230 ER -