After Camp: Portraits in Midcentury Japanese American Life and Politics

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University of California Press Berkeley Los Angeles London After Camp Portraits in Midcentury Japanese American Life and Politics Greg Robinson After Camp The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Humanities Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation. University of California Press Berkeley Los Angeles London After Camp Portraits in Midcentury Japanese American Life and Politics Greg Robinson University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information , visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2012 by The Regents of the University of California Portions of Chapter 1 first appeared in Greg Robinson, “Le Projet M de Franklin Roosevelt: Construire un monde meilleur grâce à la science . . . des races,” Critique Internationale No. 27 (May 2005), pp. 65–82. Portions of Chapters 3 and 10 first appeared as Greg Robinson, “Nisei in Gotham: Japanese Americans in Wartime New York,” Prospects: An Annual of American Cultural Studies, Vol. 30 (2005), pp. 581–595. Chapter 4 originally appeared in somewhat different form as Greg Robinson, “Birth of a Citizen: Miné Okubo and the Politics of Symbolism,” in Greg Robinson and Elena Tajima Creef, eds., Miné Okubo: Following Her Own Road (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2008), pp. 149–166. Portions of Chapter 6 first appeared as Toni Robinson and Greg Robinson, “Mendez v. Westminster: Asian-Latino Coalition Triumphant?” Asian Law Journal, Vol. 10, 2 (May 2003), pp. 161– 183, and in revised form as Greg Robinson and Toni Robinson, “The Limits of Interracial Coalition: Méndez v. Westminster Reconsidered,” in Nicholas De Genova, ed., Racial (Trans)formations: Latinos and Asians Remaking the United States (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2006), pp. 93–119. Chapter 11 first appeared as Greg Robinson and Toni Robinson, “Korematsu and Beyond: Japanese Americans and the Origins of Strict Scrutiny ,” Law & Contemporary Problems, Vol. 68, No. 2 (Spring 2005), pp. 29–55. Portions of Chapter 12 first appeared in Greg Robinson, “Une alliance malaisée: Nisei et AfricainsAm éricains,” Matériaux No. 87 (Autumn 2007), pp. 49–66. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Robinson, Greg, 1966– After camp : portraits in midcentury Japanese American life and politics / Greg Robinson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-27158-6 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-520-27159-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Japanese Americans—Social conditions—20th century. 2. Japanese Americans— Politics and government—20th century. 3. Japanese Americans—Civil rights— History—20th century. 4. Japanese Americans—Evacuation and relocation, 1942–1945. 5. Cold War—Social aspects—United States. 6. Community life—United States— History—20th century. 7. United States—Social conditions—1945– 8. United States—Ethnic relations—20th century. I. Title. E184.J3R63 2012 973'.04956—dc23 2011030474 Manufactured in the United States of America 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on 50-pound Enterprise, a 30% postconsumer -waste, recycled, deinked fiber that is processed chlorine-free. It is acid-free and meets all ansi/niso (z 39.48) requirements. To Heng Wee Tan and in loving memory of Toni Robinson (1942–2002) ...