While Americans fought for freedom and democracy abroad, fear and suspicion towards Japanese Americans swept the country after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Culling information from extensive, previously unpublished interviews and oral histories with Japanese American survivors of internment camps, Martin W. Sandler gives an in-depth account of their lives before, during their imprisonment, and after their release. Bringing readers inside life in the internment camps and explaining how a country that is built on the ideals of freedom for all could have such a dark mark on its history, this in-depth look at a troubling period of American history sheds light on the prejudices in today's world and provides the historical context we need to prevent similar abuses of power.
- ISBN10 1547604697
- ISBN13 9781547604692
- Publish Date 18 February 2020 (first published 27 August 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 176
- Language English