Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-322) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Unnatural but not Un-American ; Not American, not again ; Human differences, human rights -- 1. Expansion and restriction: Christian Empire ; Self-sufficiency, Sandalwood, and sugar ; White citizenship, racial hierarchy -- 2. Subversion: Perverse sexuality ; House Un-American Activities ; Segregation versus extermination -- 3. Concentration and cooperation: Collective living ; Cooperative enterprises ; Competitive sports ; Participatory democracy -- 4. Camp life: Gendered spaces ; Caucasian environments ; Unusual places -- 5. Race, war, dances: Complicating the color line ; Courting within the color lines ; Authorizing gender roles -- 6. Americanization and Christianization: Schooling in the nation ; Drawing out the nation ; Safeguarding Buddhism ; Worshipping of the nation -- 7. Strikes and resistance ; Disputes over pay and conditions ; The woodcutters strike and the death of Seizo Imada ; The motor repair strike ; The general strike and the death of Haruji Ego -- 8. Segregation, expatriation, annihilation ; Neither a trial nor inquisition ; Tule Lake ; Hiroshima -- 9. Resettlement and dispersal ; Normal American communities ; The suicide of Julia Dakuzaku ; Plantation versus cooperative colony -- 10. Occupation and statehood: Adopting the American way ; Queering the Empire ; Rock 'n' roll and redemption -- Epilogue: Democracy is for the unafraid ; Cliches of American happiness.
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