American sutra: a story of faith and freedom in the Second World War

The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. In this pathbreaking account, Duncan Ryūken Williams reveals how, even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese-American Buddhists launched o...

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Main Author: Williams, Duncan Ryūken 1969- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Williams, Duncan Ryuken, American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War] (2020) (Nishibayashi, Kathryn)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Japanese / Immigrant / Internment / Buddhism / Religious freedom / World War / History 1941-1945
RelBib Classification:BL Buddhism
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B World War, 1939-1945 Japanese Americans
B Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
B Buddhism and state (United States) History 20th century
B United States Race relations History 20th century
B Buddhism and politics (United States) History 20th century
B Buddhists (United States) History 20th century
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