{"id":7436,"date":"1997-03-01T13:04:12","date_gmt":"1997-03-01T17:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:35:11","slug":"years-of-infamy-the-untold-story-of-americas-concentration-camps-by-michi-nishiura-weglyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/years-of-infamy-the-untold-story-of-americas-concentration-camps-by-michi-nishiura-weglyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America\u2019s Concentration Camps by Michi Nishiura Weglyn [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Years<\/a>In this groundbreaking historical work, Michi\u00a0Weglyn<\/a>\u00a0relies on careful research and documentation to reveal the abuses of power in the highest reaches of the U.S. government \u2013\u00a0a war hysteria-ridden government that failed to protect the basic rights of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during World War II.<\/p>\n

Both Weglyn and her book have been credited with changing the face of Asian American history. Years of Infamy<\/em> helped release a new social activism among Japanese Americans, to become more involved in promoting civil and human rights, which eventually led to the redress movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 1976<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"YearsIn this groundbreaking historical work, Michi Weglyn<\/a> <\/a>relies on careful research and documentation to reveal the abuses of power in the highest reaches of the U.S. government \u2013 a war hysteria-ridden government that failed to protect the basic rights of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during World War II.<\/p>\n

Both Weglyn and her book have been credited with changing the face of Asian American history. Years of Infamy<\/em> helped release a new social activism among Japanese Americans, to become more involved in promoting civil and human rights, which eventually led to the redress movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

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