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[Japanese American], [World War II] LaViolette, Forrest. Americans of Japanese Ancestry: A Study of Assimilation in the American Community. Toronto: The Canadian Institute of International Affairs, 1945. First edition. 185 pages. Signed and inscribed by author on front end page in pen "Best Wishes to Jesse T. Steiner//Forrest E. LaViolette". Original green cloth binding with author, title, and publisher stamped on spine in black. LaViolette began conducting this study on Japanese American assimilation in 1934 by researching Japanese American communities in Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles. The book discusses the differences between first generation (Issei) and second generation (Nisei) Japanese Americans by examining their jobs, relationships, and communities prior to WWII, with a particular focus on which cultural practices from Japan are preserved and which fall by the wayside in the process of assimilation. Some light wear to cover and at top and bottom of spine. Overall good to very good condition. An early study of assimilation and racial discrimination among the Japanese American community in the 1930s and 40s. Seller Inventory # 20859
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Title: Pre-WWII Study of Japanese-American ...
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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