The Unknown Internment : An Oral History of the Relocation of Italian Americans During World War II / 2 / Two

Fox, Stephen / Twayne's Oral History Series

ISBN 10: 0805791086 / ISBN 13: 9780805791082

Published by Twayne Publishers / G. K. Hall and Co. 1990 Stated First Edition, Interior Clean and Unmarked, 1990

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Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in very good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book; in Dust Jacket in good condition with some egdewear and slight chipping. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself, or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. About: The internment of several hundred Italian citizens during World War II was often overshadowed by the more severe Japanese American experience. During World War II, roughly 600,000 Italians who had never taken American citizenship were required to carry identity cards that labeled them resident aliens . Some 10,000 people in war zones on the West Coast were required to move inland. After war with Italy was declared in December 1941, several hundred people deemed by the FBI to be supportive of Italy were held in detention camps for up to two years. Lawrence DiStasi says that these wartime restrictions and internments contributed more than anything else to the loss of spoken Italian in the United States. The government forced many Italian-language papers and schools to close because of their past support for what was then an enemy government. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Unknown Internment : An Oral History of the Relocation of Italian Americans During World War II / 2 / Two
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers / G. K. Hall and Co. 1990 Stated First Edition, Interior Clean and Unmarked
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805791086
• ISBN 13: 9780805791082
• Binding: Hard Back / Cloth Binding
• Illustrator: Illus with b/w Photos
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Yes / Good Plus Cond.
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Tells about the Italian and German nationals held for interrogation in 1942

Reviews

Fox (history, Humboldt State Univ.) tells the little-known story of the relocation of West Coast Italians during World War II. Using government documents, newspapers, and interviews with 43 relocated aliens or their survivors, he traces the development, implementation, and eventual abandonment of the federal policy. For Italians, federal relocation resulted in the breakup of families, the interruption of education, and economic disruption. This is not oral history in the same sense as Sherna B. Gluck' s Rosie the Riveter Revisited (LJ 5/15/87), which allows ordinary people to tell their own stories. Instead, Fox uses the interviews to document his narrative. For academic and larger public libraries.
- Lilith R. Kunkel, Kent State Univ., Geauga Campus Lib ., Burton, Ohio
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