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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Okihiro argues that while we give much scrutiny to racism and its negative impacts, we pay too little attention to anti-racism—the acts of resistance to injustice, however small, that lead to empowerment of the oppressed and ultimately to the democratization of all of society. Storied Lives illuminates a heretofore little-known episode of anti-racist struggle during some of the darkest hours in American democracy."
* Pacific Reader *
"This significant work illuminates one facet of a story the larger dimensions of which are quite familiar, yet in personalizing the faces depicted in yearbooks and showing how difficult their achievements were, [Okihiro] has rendered an important service to the larger field of Asian American studies."
* Journal of American Ethnic History *
"This book is a welcome expansion of our knowledge and perspectives about the education of American minority groups."
* Journal of American History *
"Okihiro explores new territory in the field of Asian-American history by illuminating the story of the Nisei and their selective release from internment camps to attend colleges during World War II. Due to the quality and quantity of the primary source material available to him, Okihiro has been able to provide valuable insight and expose the emotional depth of these students whose lives are revealed through their own words and deeds."
* Multicultural Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface
An Uneventful Life
Toward a Better Society
Exemplars
Yearbook Portraits
A Thousand Cranes
Antiracism
Afterword: Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund
Notes
Bibliography
Index
