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We hereby refuse : Japanese American resistance to wartime incarceration Cover Image Book Book

We hereby refuse : Japanese American resistance to wartime incarceration / written by Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura ; artwork by Ross Ishikawa, Matt Sasaki.

Abe, Frank, (author.). Nimura, Tamiko F., (author.). Ishikawa, Ross, 1962- (artist.). Sasaki, Matt, (artist.). Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, (publisher.).

Summary:

"Three Japanese American individuals with different beliefs and backgrounds decided to resist imprisonment by the United States government during World War II in different ways. Jim Akutsu, considered by some to be the inspiration for John Okada's No-No Boy, resisted the draft and argued that he had no obligation to serve the US military because he was classified as an enemy alien. Hiroshi Kashiwagi renounced his United States citizenship and refused to fill out the "loyalty questionnaire" required by the US government. He and his family were segregated by the government and ostracized by the Japanese American community for being "disloyal." And Mitsuye Endo became a reluctant but willing plaintiff in a Supreme Court case that was eventually decided in her favor. These three stories show the devastating effects of the imprisonment, but also how widespread and varied the resistance was." --Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781634059763
  • ISBN: 163405976X
  • Physical Description: 151 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First [1] edition.
  • Publisher: Seattle, WA : Chin Music Press, [2021]

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"A Wing Luke Museum book"--Colophon

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Subject: Akutsu, Jim > Comic books, strips, etc.
Kashiwagi, Hiroshi, 1922- > Comic books, strips, etc.
Endo, Mitsuye > Comic books, strips, etc.
Japanese American families > Comic books, strips, etc.
Japanese Americans > Social conditions > 20th century > Comic books, strips, etc.
Internment camps > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Race relations > Comic books, strips, etc.
Civil disobedience > United States > History > Comic books, strips, etc.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Japanese Americans > History > 20th century > Comic books, strips, etc.
United States > History > 1933-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
California > History > 20th century.
Seattle (Wash.) > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Kashiwagi, Hiroshi, 1922-
Akutsu, Jim.
Endo, Mitsuye.
Japanese American families.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans > Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Internment camps.
Japanese Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Race relations.
Young adult graphic novels.
United States > History > 1933-1945.
Genre: Historical comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Biographical comics.
Historical comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Comics (Graphic works)

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library GRAPHIC 940.531773 ABE 2021 (Text) 33892100772574 Adult Graphic Novels & Comics Available -
Wallowa Public Library GRAPHIC N. 940.53 ABE (Text) 30004000289526 Adult Graphic Novels Available -

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