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American sutra : a story of faith and freedom in the Second World War / Duncan Ryūken Williams.

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On December 7, 1941, as the bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, the first person detained was the leader of the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist sect in Hawai'i. Nearly all Japanese Americans were subject to accusations of disloyalty, but Buddhists aroused particular suspicion. From the White House to the loca...

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Main Author: Williams, Duncan Ryūken, 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Buddhists > United States > History > 20th century.
Buddhism and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Buddhism and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Buddhism and politics.
Buddhism and state.
Buddhists.
Japanese Americans.
Race relations.
United States.
History.

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