Altered Lives, Enduring Community: Japanese Americans Remember Their World War II Incarceration (Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies)

"Altered Lives, Enduring Community" examines the long-term effects on Japanese Americans of their World War II experiences: forced removal from their Pacific Coast homes, incarceration in desolate government camps, and ultimate resettlement. As part of Seattle's Densho: Japanese American Legacy Project, the authors collected interviews and survey data from Japanese Americans now living in King County, Washington, who were imprisoned during World War II. Their clear-eyed, often poignant account presents the contemporary, post-redress perspectives of former incarcerees on their experiences and the consequences for their life course. Using descriptive material that personalizes and contextualizes the data, the authors show how prewar socioeconomic networks and the specific characteristics of the incarceration experience affected Japanese American readjustment in the postwar era. Topics explored include the effects of incarceration and resettlement on social relationships and community structure, educational and occupational trajectories, marriage and childbearing, and military service and draft resistance. The consequences of initial resettlement location and religious orientation are also examined. Altered Lives, Enduring Community Examines The Long-term Effects On Japanese Americans Of Their World War Ii Experiences: Forced Removal From Their Pacific Coast Homes, Incarceration In Desolate Government Camps, And Ultimate Resettlement. The Authors Use Data From The First-ever, Representative Survey Of A Community Of Japanese Americans Who Were Imprisoned During World War Ii, Conducted As Part Of Seattle's Densho: Japanese American Legacy Project. Their Often Poignant Account Presents The Contemporary, Post-redress Perspectives Of Former Incarcerees And Reveals The Incarceration's Consequences For Their Lives.--jacket. I. Introduction -- 2. The Pre-world War Ii Community -- 3. The Incarceration -- 4. Military Service And Resistance -- 5. Resettlement -- 6. Marriage And Family Formation -- 7. Occupational Patterns -- 8. Religion And Making Sense Of The Incarceration -- 9. Looking Back -- Appendixes. Stephen S. Fugita, Marilyn Fernandez. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 235-248) And Index. "Altered Lives, Enduring Community examines the long-term effects on Japanese Americans of their World War II experiences: forced removal from their Pacific Coast homes, incarceration in desolate government camps, and ultimate resettlement. The authors use data from the first-ever, representative survey of a community of Japanese Americans who were imprisoned during World War II, conducted as part of Seattle's Densho: Japanese American Legacy Project. Their often poignant account presents the contemporary, post-redress perspectives of former incarcerees and reveals the incarceration's consequences for their lives."--BOOK JACKET. Presents an empirical study of the long-term effects of the incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II.