Challenging the notion that Nikkei individuals before and during World
War II were helpless pawns manipulated by forces beyond their control,
the diverse essays in this rich collection focus on the theme of
resistance within Japanese American and Japanese Canadian communities to
twentieth-century political, cultural, and legal discrimination. They
illustrate how Nikkei groups were mobilized to fight discrimination
through assertive legal challenges, community participation, skillful
print publicity, and political and economic organization.
Comprised of all-new and original research, this is the first anthology
to highlight the contributions and histories of Nikkei within the entire
Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia.