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The Japanese American family album
- Title
- The Japanese American family album / Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler ; introduction by George Takei.
- Author
- Hoobler, Dorothy.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | E184.J3 H584 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Hoobler, Thomas.
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations, map; 28 cm.
- Summary
- This album tells the stories of Japanese Americans and the life they made for themselves in the United States.
- Series Statement
- [The American family albums]
- Hoobler, Dorothy. American family albums
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Literature.
- Juvenile works.
- Illustrated works.
- Note
- Series statement from jkt.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index.
- Contents
- I. The old country : 1. Life in Japan -- 2. The decision to leave -- II. Going to America : 1. Preparing to depart -- 2. The voyage -- III. Ports of entry : 1. Arrival -- 2. Picture brides -- 3. First impressions -- IV. Going to work : 1. Plantation work -- 2. Off the plantation -- 3. Students and laborers -- 4. Finding a job -- 5. Working in the field -- 6. Prejudice -- V. Putting down roots : 1. Community life -- 2. Family -- 3. School -- 4. Religion -- 5. Internment and war -- VI. Part of America : 1. Starting over -- 2. Success and redress -- 3. Preserving a tradition -- 4. The Kawaichi and Tamura families.
- ISBN
- 0195099346
- 9780195099348
- 0195081315
- 9780195081312
- 0195124235
- 9780195124231
- LCCN
- 94043466
- OCLC
- ocm31604512
- SCSB-14375153
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library