In Defense of Justice: Joseph Kurihara and the Japanese American Struggle for Equality

by Eileen H. Tamura

As a leading dissident in the World War II concentration camps for Japanese Americans, the controversial figure Joseph Yoshisuke Kurihara stands out as an icon of Japanese American resistance. In emotional, often inflammatory speeches, Kurihara attacked the U.S. government for its treatment of innocent citizens and immigrants. Because he articulated what other inmates dared not voice openly, he became a spokesperson for camp inmates. In this astute...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252037782
• ISBN13: 9780252037788
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"