No-no boy, John Okada ; introduction by Karen Tei Yamashita
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No-no boy, John Okada ; introduction by Karen Tei Yamashita
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eng
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fiction
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No-no boy
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John Okada ; introduction by Karen Tei Yamashita
Summary
"The first Japanese American novel: a powerful, radical testament to the experiences of Japanese American draft resisters in the wake of World War II After their forcible relocation to internment camps during World War II, Japanese Americans were expected to go on with their lives as though nothing had happened, assimilating as well as they could in a changed America. But some men resisted. They became known as "no-no boys," for twice having answered "no" on a compulsory government survey asking whether they were willing to serve in the U.S. armed forces and to swear allegiance to the United States. No-No Boy tells the story of one such draft resister, Ichiro Yamada, whose refusal to comply with the U.S. government earns him two years in prison and the disapproval of his family and community in Seattle. A touchstone of the immigrant experience in America, it dispels the "model minority" myth and asks pointed questions about assimilation, identity, and loyalty"--, Provided by publisher
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- Asian American people + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Asian American people + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Seattle (Wash.) -- History -- Fiction
- Asian American people -- Fiction
- Ethnic groups -- Fiction
- Minority groups -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Conscientious objectors -- Fiction
- Minority groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Ethnic groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Minority groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Japanese Americans + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Japanese Americans -- Fiction
- Ethnic groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Historical
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- Asian American people + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Asian American people + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Seattle (Wash.) -- History -- Fiction
- Asian American people -- Fiction
- Ethnic groups -- Fiction
- Minority groups -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Conscientious objectors -- Fiction
- Minority groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Ethnic groups + Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Minority groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Japanese Americans + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Japanese Americans -- Fiction
- Ethnic groups + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Historical
- Content1