Achieving the impossible dream : how Japanese Americans obtained redress / Mitchell T. Maki, Harry H.L. Kitano, and S. Megan Berthold ; forewords by Robert T. Masui and Roger Daniels.
| Author/creator | Maki, Mitchell T. |
| Other author | Kitano, Harry H. L. |
| Other author | Berthold, S. Megan (Sarah Megan) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1999. |
| Description | xvii, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Asian American experience Asian American experience. ^A326577 |
| Contents | Theoretical perspectives -- Historical factors prior to World War II -- World War II (1941-45) -- The postwar decades (1945-69) -- The genesis of the modern redress movement (1970-78) -- The commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians (1979-82) -- Other efforts at redress -- The continuing legislative battle (1983-86) -- The aligning of the one-hundredth congress (1987-88) -- The President's signature and the fight for appropriations -- Delivering on the promise -- Lessons of a movement. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-290) and index. |
| LCCN | 98058016 |
| ISBN | 0252024583 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0252067649 (paperback : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D769.8.A6 M29 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |