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A review by melhara
Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment by Lawrence Goldstone
informative
4.0
Asian-American history is not something that is often discussed in North American schools so this book offers a lot of great background to bridge that information gap. Although it is a relatively short book, it covers a great deal of information from the history of the earliest Asian migrants to the USA, to the issues of citizenship (in a society where people are categorized as being either "white" or "black", what category do Asians fall under, and what rights are they entitled to?), to the internment of Japanese-Americans.
As the title suggests, this book focuses primarily on the history of Japanese-American citizens but it also covered Asian-American history in general as well, since the deep-rooted racism towards Chinese, Mongols, Indians, etc. also impacted the Japanese-American community and further exacerbated the anti-Asian sentiment that ultimately led to the internment of over a hundred thousand Americans (and Canadians - let's not forget that Canada also played a part in this) of Japanese origins.
I learned a lot from this book as it included a lot of interesting (and racist) case laws and rulings that really make readers realize the entrenchment of white supremacy throughout North American history.
Audiobook Comments:
I listened to the audiobook (at x1.1 speed), which was well-narrated and captured and maintained my attention.
As the title suggests, this book focuses primarily on the history of Japanese-American citizens but it also covered Asian-American history in general as well, since the deep-rooted racism towards Chinese, Mongols, Indians, etc. also impacted the Japanese-American community and further exacerbated the anti-Asian sentiment that ultimately led to the internment of over a hundred thousand Americans (and Canadians - let's not forget that Canada also played a part in this) of Japanese origins.
I learned a lot from this book as it included a lot of interesting (and racist) case laws and rulings that really make readers realize the entrenchment of white supremacy throughout North American history.
Audiobook Comments:
I listened to the audiobook (at x1.1 speed), which was well-narrated and captured and maintained my attention.