Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-283).
Contents:
Introduction: The WRA and Japanese America -- Jerry Housel at Heart Mountain in Wyoming. Late October 1942 ; November 1942 ; February 1943 ; March 1943 ; May-June 1943 -- Ted Haas and Thomas Masuda at Poston in Arizona. Late August 1942 ; November 1942 ; February 1943 ; June 1943 ; July 1943 -- James Hendrick Terry at Gila River in Arizona. December 1942 ; Late January 1943 ; Late February 1943 ; May 1943 ; December 1943 -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"In the Japanese American relocation camps of World War II, internees could, on any given day, be both clients and victims of their assigned War Relocation Authority lawyers. The morally ambiguous remit of these attorneys was wide and often contradictory, including overseeing the day-to-day administration of the camps, settling internal disputes between inmates, managing conflict between detainees and their government captors, and providing legal representation for prisoners outside of the camps. In re-creating the daily lives of these WRA attorneys, Eric L. Muller seeks to capture historical subjects as three-dimensional, flawed human beings"-- Provided by the publisher.
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