The Pacific War of the nisei in Hawaii

Type
Book
Authors
Kikuchi ( Yuki Kikuchi )
Oshiro ( Yoshinobu Oshiro )
 
Category
Hawaii  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
1999 
Pages
150 
Description
"The book, 'Hawaii Nikkei Nisei no Taiheiyo Senso' (The Pacific War of the Japanese-Americans of Hawaii) was published in Japanese in 1995. The book makes major reference to the history of the Issei and their children in Hawaii as well as to the Issei and their families on the mainland United States. The author also visited Hawaii for extended periods to gather material, do research and interview Military Intelligence Service veterans in Hawaii. The author's major focus is on the role of Japanese-Americans who served in the Pacific"--From Notes from the Editor.

Partial table of contents:
Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941 -- Japanese immigrants in Hawaii -- The anti-Japanese immigration act -- Hawaii on the eve of World War II -- Establishment of the Military Intelligence Language School -- "GO FOR BROKE" the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry -- The Military Intelligence soldiers, the unsung heroes -- The Japanese-American soldier in occupied Japan -- Testimonies of nisei soldiers in the Pacific -- Appendices.

Includes illustrations and bibliography. 
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