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Storied Lives

Japanese American Students and World War II

By Gary Y. Okihiro. Afterword by Leslie A. Ito

During World War II over 5,500 young Japanese Americans left the concentration camps to which they had been confined with their families in order to attend college. Storied Lives describes—often in their own words—how nisei...

Margins and Mainstreams

Asians in American History and Culture

By Gary Y. Okihiro. Introduction by Gary Y. Okihiro. Preface by Moon-Ho Jung

In this classic book on the meaning of multiculturalism in larger American society, Gary Okihiro explores the significance of Asian American experiences from the perspectives of historical consciousness, race, gender, class, and culture.

While exploring anew...