Encyclopedia of Japanese American History

by Niiya, Brian; Inouye, Daniel K.; Okihiro, Gary Y.; Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

• ISBN13: 9780816040940
• ISBN10: 081604094X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Checkmark Books

Summary

Chronicles the history of Japanese Americans with entries that reveal their culture, religion, accomplishments, and social interactions with other ethnic groups in America.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Introduction to the First Edition	ix
Introduction to the Updated Edition	xiii
Pronunciation Guide	xv
Acronyms	xvi
Japanese American Population	xvii
The Japanese in America	1	(24)
Gary Y. Okihiro
Chronology	25	(76)
Encyclopedia	101	(326)
One Hundred Titles: A Basic Library on Japanese Americans	427	(6)
Contributors	433	(2)
Index	435

Excerpts

Japanese Americans have played an important and largely unrecognized role in American history. Only in the last twenty years has a more complete story emerged, when scholars began focusing on the Japanese Americans themselves.
Revised and updated, this accessible A-to-Z reference is organized into four sections: an illuminating historical overview by Gary Okihiro, a distinguished scholar of Japanese American history; a chronology of major events in Japanese American history; encyclopedic entries on significant individuals, organizations, events, and movements; and an annotated bibliography of 100 major works.
The encyclopedia features more than 400 entries on a wide range of topics, from changing immigration laws and picture brides to the yellow peril, J-towns, and the redress movement.
The updated edition features new entries on such topics as:
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