American sutra : a story of faith and freedom in the Second World War / Dūncan Ryuken Williams.

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The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. In this pathbreaking account, Duncan Ryūken Williams reveals how, even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese-American Buddhists launched o...

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Main Author: Williams, Duncan Ryūken, 1969- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Buddhists > United States > History > 20th century.
Buddhism and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Buddhism and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Buddhism and politics.
Buddhism and state.
Buddhists.
Japanese Americans.
Race relations.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:viii, 384 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. In this pathbreaking account, Duncan Ryūken Williams reveals how, even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese-American Buddhists launched one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation's history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American.-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:D769.8.A6 W55 2019
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674986534
0674986539