I Respectfully Dissent: A Biography of Edward H. Nakamura

by Tom Coffman and Thomas L. Coffman

Tom Coffman's portrait of Edward Nakamura is both insightful biography and engrossing political history. The arc of the story may sound familiar (the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the GI Bill, Statehood), but it is strewn with surprise, resulting from Nakamura's unshakable creed and unique angle of vision.

Translating the political gains of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Nakamura played a central role--unpublicized--in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824835727
• ISBN13: 9780824835729
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"