Japanese American resistance to concentration camps:

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But decades later, his book was rediscovered — and helped expose one of the most complex and painful chapters of Japanese American history.

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NO-NO BOY (1978; John Okada)

“No-No Boy tells the story of Ichiro Yamada. Unwilling to pledge himself to the country that interned him and his family, Ichiro earns two years in prison and the hostility of his family and community when he returns home to Seattle.”

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