Jim and Jap Crow: A Cultural History of 1940s Interracial America
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Jim and Jap Crow: A Cultural History of 1940s Interracial America
By (Author) Matthew M. Briones
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
5th March 2014
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Ethnic studies
Diaries, letters and journals
305.800973
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
454g
Description
Following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the U.S. government rounded up more than one hundred thousand Japanese Americans and sent them to internment camps. One of those internees was Charles Kikuchi. In thousands of diary pages, he documented his experiences in the camps, his resettlement in Chicago and drafting into the Army on the eve o
Reviews
"Jim and Jap Crow is an interesting and thoughtful exploration of a turbulent and vitally important decade."--Charlotte Brooks, Journal of American History
Author Bio
Matthew M. Briones is assistant professor of American history and the College at the University of Chicago.
