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Book: Historical Archaeologies of Cognition

Chapter: 10. America’s World War II Internment Camps: Japanese American Patriotism and Defiance at Manzanar

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.21644

Blurb:

This chapter discusses the incarceration of almost 120,000 Japanese Americans by the US government during World War II and in particular explores the numerous internee-built ornamental rock gardens which reflect undiminished Japanese ideals.

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