Greg Robinson

The Unsung Great (eBook, ePUB)

Stories of Extraordinary Japanese Americans

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Fascinating portraits illuminate the diversity of Japanese American experiences

From a title-winning boxer in Louisiana to a Broadway baritone in New York, Japanese Americans have long belied their popular representation as quiet Americans. Showcasing the lives and achievements of relatively unknown but remarkable people in Nikkei history, scholar and journalist Greg Robinson reveals the diverse experiences of Japanese Americans and explores a wealth of themes, including mixed-race families, artistic pioneers, mass confinement, civil rights activism, and queer history.

Drawn primarily from Robinson's popular writings in the San Francisco newspaper Nichi Bei Weekly and community website Discover Nikkei, The Unsung Great offers entertaining and compelling stories that challenge one-dimensional views of Japanese Americans. This collection breaks new ground by devoting attention to Nikkei beyond the West Coastincluding the vibrant communities of New York and Chicago, as well as the little-known history of Japanese Americans in the US South. Expertly researched and accessibly written, The Unsung Great brings to light a constellation of varied and incredible life stories.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780295747972
• Artikelnr.: 60674840

Autorenporträt

Greg Robinson is professor of history at the Université du Québec À Montréal and the author of several books, including The Unknown Great: Stories of Japanese Americans at the Margins of History (UW Press, 2023), The Unsung Great: Stories of Extraordinary Japanese Americans (UW Press, 2020), After Camp: Portraits in Midcentury Japanese American Life and Politics (UC Press, 2012), and The Great Unknown: Japanese American Sketches (UP Colorado, 2016). He also co-edited (with Frank Abe and Floyd Cheung) John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy (UW Press, 2018).