Un-American
Subtitle: the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II
By: Richard Cahan and Michael Williams ; images by Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and other government photographers
Contributors: Williams, Michael (Michael F.), author; Lange, Dorothea, photographer; Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984, photographer
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780991541867
Subjects: Japanese Americans; Concentration camps; Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Pictorial works
Description: In 1942 more than 109,000 Japanese Americans, including 70,000 U.S. citizens, were picked up and sent to incarceration centers, most for the duration of the war. It was the shame of America-- and it was documented on film. Cahan and Williams provide a visual history which includes interviews with many of the people reflecting on their experiences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: What life was like; title: Bewildering and sorrowful days; title: Picked up; title: The new inmates; title: Vandalism and thievery; title: A serious documentary manner; title: The closing of the camps; title: Sacred ground; title: Backstory.