‘Public Enemy Number One’: The Resistance of Japanese Americans in Concentration Camps, 1942-1946

Authors

Robert K. Coleman, William & MaryFollow

Abstract

This paper explores the defiance of Japanese Americans who were unlawfully imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II, challenging the Model Minority Myth that portrayed them as docile and silent actors. Using court cases, personal stories, newspaper articles, and film analysis, the paper shows how Japanese Americans actively defied their unlawful situation and resisted their oppressors.

First Page

85

Last Page

95

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Recommended Citation

Coleman, Robert K. (2023) "‘Public Enemy Number One’: The Resistance of Japanese Americans in Concentration Camps, 1942-1946," Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: 10.20429/aujh.2023.130207
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/aujh/vol13/iss2/7