Before Internment Essays in Prewar Japanese American History

"Yuji Ichioka invented the term "Asian American..." This posthumous collection of essays-most of which were selected by Ichioka for a book project similar to his first book, Issei-takes a good look at where Ichioka came from as a scholar and activist, and... offers a new window on Japanese history, and the relationship between the government and overseas Japanese. Several of these chapters would work very well in immigration or ethnic studies courses, and the whole should be required reading for graduate students and scholars interested in the past or future of Asian American studies."-H-Net Reviews "Ichioka's ability to comprehend the complexity of the situation raises many fresh, thought-provoking quesitons in a field that appeared near saturation point."Japanese Studies