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Author Hoffman, Lisa M. (Lisa Mae), author.

Title Becoming Nisei : Japanese American urban lives in prewar Tacoma / Lisa M. Hoffman and Mary L. Hanneman.

Publication Info. Seattle : University of Washington Press in association with University of Washington Libraries, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Series The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American Studies
Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies.
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.
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Subject Nihongo Gakko (Tacoma, Wash.) -- History.
Japanese Americans -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- Interviews.
Japanese Americans.
Washington (State) -- Tacoma.
Genre/Form Interviews.
Subject Japanese Americans -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- History -- 20th century.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Japanese language -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Japanese language -- Study and teaching.
United States.
Immigrants -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma -- History -- 20th century.
Immigrants.
Tacoma (Wash.) -- Race relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies.
Race relations.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Interviews.
Added Author Hanneman, Mary L. (Mary Louise), author.
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
0295748230 electronic book
9780295748214 hardcover
9780295748221 paperback