The Japanese American Family Album

The book starts out with an introduction by George Takai (Sulu from Star Trek). Then it goes into the history of Japan around the time of Admiral Perry's “visit,” using narratives from people who were alive at that time. These accounts are fascinating, as are the photos with them.

The book covers right up to the present. The strength of the book is in the personal accounts, making the history the book is discussing much more real. the book has a good section on the interment of the persons of Japanese ancestry during WWII. It uses both terms; “internment camp” and “concentration camp.” That's a sticking point for some people who study the history of what happened.

A thoroughly excellent book.

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Main Index
Japan main page
Japanese-American Internment Camps index page
Japan and World War II index page