Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 0816026807
- ISBN-13
- 9780816026807
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 386
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- VNR AG
- Authors
- Calif.), Japanese American National Museum, Brian Niiya
Description
Produced under the auspices of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, this comprehensive reference culls information from primary sources--Japanese-language texts and documents, oral histories, and other previously neglected or obscured materials--to document the history and nature of the Japanese American experience as told by the people who lived it. The volume is divided into three major sections: a chronology with some 800 entries; a 400-entry encyclopedia covering people, events, groups, and cultural terms; and an annotated bibliography of major works on Japanese Americans. Includes about 80 bandw illustrations and photographs. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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