Encyclopedia of Japanese American history
Subtitle: an A-to-Z reference from 1868 to the present
By: Brian Niiya, editor ; Japanese American National Museum ; foreword by Daniel K. Inouye ; introduction essay by Gary Y. Okihiro.
Contributors: Niiya, Brian.; Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: Facts on File; Infobase Holdings, Inc.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Japanese Americans -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Genres: Encyclopedias.
Other titles: Japanese American history.
Description: "This updated encyclopedia incorporates new materials and scholarly research, creating a current, all-encompassing, and accessible reference on the subject. Written under the auspices of the Japanese American National Museum - the leading repository of material on Japanese American history - the text, in addition to an A-to-Z encyclopedia section, also includes an enlightening overview by noted Asian American studies scholar Gary Okihiro, a detailed chronology of major events in Japanese American history, and an extensive bibliography of the best sources for further research. Nearly 100 photos as well as numerous firsthand accounts and further readings in many of the entries add additional depth to this work."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: Japanese American history. c1993.