Spicer, Edward Holland, 1906-1983,

Impounded People : Japanese-Americans in the Relocation Centers / Edward H. Spicer, Asael T. Hansen, Katherine Luomala, Marvin K. Opler. - 1 online resource: illustrations, maps, plans. - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

"Written in 1946 as one of the final reports of ... the War Relocation Authority."

Prologue. The process of scapegoating ; A west coast dilemma ; The evacuated people -- Moving in. Impact of the relocation centers ; The administrative staff ; Evacuee and caucasian ; Work and wages ; A world of rumor ; The blocks: foundations of community life ; Community cross currents ; The outside ; Crises -- Being sorted. Registration-a new crisis ; An emerging framework of community life ; The sorting ; Fruits of segregation -- Settling down. Programs-government and evacuee ; Evacuee orientations ; Stabilization of staff-evacuee relations ; The center way of life ; Tule Lake ; Disintegrating factors-the war and resettlement -- Getting out. Holding the centers ; The stake in America ; Disintegration of the centers ; Confusion at Tule Lake -- Epilogue. The journey continued ; The journey back ; Discontinuities and continuities.

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9780816541607


Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.


Electronic books.