Roots of the Issei presents a complex and nuanced picture of the Japanese American community in the early twentieth century: a people challenged by racial preju
In Roots of the Issei, Andrew Way Leong explains how access to digital newspapers from the period has allowed him to explore and analyze primary sources. His jo
The Association for Asian American Studies has awarded Masakazu Iwata the 1993 National Book Award for Lifetime Scholarship for this book. Based upon numerous i