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1 online resource (168 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
"We must fight for the Lord and Japan": Christian internationalism in the Pacific -- A splendid storehouse of facts: establishing the survey of race relations on the Pacific coast -- Once I was an American: Asian North American resistance in the interwar period -- A new Pacific community: debating equality in the interwar period -- "The injustice of internment": expanding coalitions in the internment era -- The legacies of a movement -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
From the early 1900s, liberal Protestants grafted social welfare work onto spiritual concerns on both sides of the Pacific. Their goal: to forge links between whites and Asians that countered anti-Asian discrimination in the United States. Their test: uprooting racial hatreds that, despite their efforts, led to the shameful incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II. Sarah M. Griffith draws on the experiences of liberal Protestants, and the Young Men's Christian Association in particular, to reveal the intellectual, social, and political forces that powered this movement. Engaging a wealth of unexplored primary and secondary sources, Griffith explores how YMCA leaders and their partners in the academy and distinct Asian American communities labored to mitigate racism. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Asian Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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Asian Americans -- Civil rights. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Asian Americans. |
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Griffith, Sarah. Fight for Asian American Civil Rights : Liberal Protestant Activism, 1900-1950. Champaign : University of Illinois Press, ©2018 9780252041686 |
| ISBN |
9780252050350 (electronic book) |
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0252050355 (electronic book) |
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