Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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Series |
The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American Studies
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Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction. Becoming Nisei: Spatial Stories and Imprints of Meiji Japan -- From Meiji Japan to Tacoma: Establishing a New Community -- Struggle and Hard Work in Tacoma: Nisei Stories of Family Work from Physical Labor to Entrepreneurialism -- Japanese American Urban Lives: Spatial Stories of a Close Community in Tacoma -- Expanding Spatial Representations of Japanese in Prewar Tacoma -- The Impact of Kuniko and Masato Yamasaki, TJLS Teacher and Principal -- Ethical Lessons of Shushin: Meiji Japan Woven into Nisei Stories -- Conclusion. Incarceration, Dispersal, and Erasure: Destruction of a Community |
Summary |
"As a key West Coast destination for Japanese immigration to the U.S., Tacoma's vibrant nihonmachi had a significant population of Issei and Nisei by the 1920s and 1930s. Prior to World War II, the Tacoma Japanese Language School served as a community hub for the Japanese American community in the city. Based on interviews with over 40 Nisei former students of the school, Lisa Hoffman and Mary Hanneman develop an interdisciplinary analysis of identity construction and negotiations over belonging by second generation Japanese Americans in pre-World War II urban America. With an approach both transnational in perspective and focused on urban space, the book explores the everyday lives of Japanese American children prior to incarceration, including the impact of their daily study at and participation in community events associated with the school. Drawing from interviews and archival sources, the authors illuminate the rich prewar cultural experiences of Japanese Americans in the city, a distinct social history often eclipsed by a focus on wartime incarceration. Additionally, the book underscores the role of the Japanese government and imperial Japanese educational traditions in shaping Tacoma's JLS, as Japan sought to emerge as an equal member of the international community."-- Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Nihongo Gakko (Tacoma, Wash.) -- History.
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Japanese Americans -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- Interviews.
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Japanese Americans. |
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Washington (State) -- Tacoma. |
Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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Japanese Americans -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- History -- 20th century.
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Japanese language -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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Japanese language -- Study and teaching. |
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United States. |
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Immigrants -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- History -- 20th century.
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Immigrants. |
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Tacoma (Wash.) -- Race relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies. |
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Race relations. |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Interviews.
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Added Author |
Hanneman, Mary L. (Mary Louise), author.
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Added Title |
Japanese American urban lives in prewar Tacoma |
Other Form: |
Print version: Hoffman, Lisa M. (Lisa Mae). Becoming Nisei Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021] 9780295748214 (DLC) 2020015408 |
ISBN |
9780295748238 electronic book |
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0295748230 electronic book |
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9780295748214 hardcover |
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9780295748221 paperback |
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