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Lectures & Discussions

"Prisons and Patriots: Japanese American Wartime Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Historical Memory "by Cherstin M. Lyon

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Lectures & Discussions

"Prisons and Patriots: Japanese American Wartime Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Historical Memory "by Cherstin M. Lyon

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About the Event

Prisons and Patriots provides a detailed account of 41 Nisei who were imprisoned for resisting the draft during WWII. Lyon parallels their courage as resisters with that of the late civil rights hero Gordon Hirabayashi.

Purchase the book from the Museum Store >>

 

Related stories on our DiscoverNikkei.org site:

Interview with Dr. Cherstin Lyon >>

Book review of Prisons and Patriots by Art Hansen >>

Saturday, Jun 23, 2012

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

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About the Event

Prisons and Patriots provides a detailed account of 41 Nisei who were imprisoned for resisting the draft during WWII. Lyon parallels their courage as resisters with that of the late civil rights hero Gordon Hirabayashi.

Purchase the book from the Museum Store >>

 

Related stories on our DiscoverNikkei.org site:

Interview with Dr. Cherstin Lyon >>

Book review of Prisons and Patriots by Art Hansen >>

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