The status of the veteran and the nature of the American political system are illuminated as an historian uncovers the myths surrounding the 1932 march on Washington

Examines the events which led to the evacuation of Japanese-Americans in World War II, exposing the influential figures who were responsible for their confinement

Reviews the history of California racial prejudice as it affected Japanese immigration

Product Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XX JOURNEY TO PEKING AND DEATH OF MY WIFE The treatment which the students received at the hands of Chinese officials in the first years after their return to China as compared with the treatment they received in America while at school could not fail to make an impression upon their innermost convictions of the superiority of Occidental civilization over that of China-- an impression which will always appeal to them as cogent and valid ground for radical reforms in China, however altered their conditions may be in their subsequent careers...read more

Product Description: This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact...read more

Product Description: Excerpt from Resident Orientals on the American Pacific Coast: Their Legal and Economic StatusPage 259, lines 14 and 15, read Washington State Chamber of Com. Merce, not California Chamber of Commerce.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books...read more

Product Description: After Japan's stunning victory at Pearl Harbor, United States residents of Japanese descent were forced into prisonlike camps on the West Coast. In this volume the author reviews the question of the need and responsibility for the distrust of the West Coast's Japanese residents and the consequent relocation...read more