Japanese-American civilian prisoner exchanges and detention camps, 1941-45 /
"This book considers the negotiation and conduct of civilian prisoner exchanges between the United States and Japan during the Second World War. Using recently released archival documents, this book examines the details of the diplomatic negotiations, the actual mechanics underlying the two suc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2006
New York : 2006 |
| Series: | Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;
37 Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ; 37 Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 37 |
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Table of Contents:
- The origin of the Japanese-American exchange program
- Non-officials and the U.S.-Japanese exchange agreement
- Exchanging journalists and non-officials from outside the U.S.
- Final U.S.-Japanese negotiations for the first exchange ship
- Creating the Japanese-American war relocation centers
- Life in the war relocation centers
- Tokyo protests mistreatment of officials and its impact on the second exchange
- Rising tensions at the Tule Lake Segregation Center
- Tokyo protests mistreatment of non-officials and the delay of the third exchange
- Negotiating safe passage and the sinking of Awa Maru