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This title in other formats:Other titles in the Intersections: Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Studies series:
Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice (Intersections: Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Stud)by Bruce I Yamashita
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Determined to be a U.S. Marine Corps officer, Bruce Yamashita enrolled in Officer Candidate School, where he was the target of persistent racial harassment by officers and staff. After enduring nine weeks of emotional and physical abuse, Yamashita was "disenrolled" in April 1989 --kicked out of the Marine Corps because of the color of his skin. Fighting Tradition is Yamashita's own story of his courageous struggle to expose a pattern of racial discrimination against minorities that has existed at various levels of the Corps. With the support of a broad coalition of community and civil rights organizations, the Hawai'i-born law school graduate fought a five-year-long legal, political, and media battle against the military establishment that ended in his commissioning as a captain and the revision of Marine Corps policies and procedures. Fighting Tradition not only is a moving story of personal sacrifice and vision, but contributes also both directly and indirectly to our understanding of the complexities of institutional racism in a politically conservative, demographically shifting society. It is a unique window into the dynamics of race, government, and the law and a stirring reminder of the importance of political mobilization by the individual to achieve justice.
Book News Annotation:U.S. Marine Corps Captain Yamashita recounts the discrimination he
faced in the Corps' Officer Candidate School and tells the story of
his five-year legal battle against the Corps for having been kicked
out because of his Japanese ancestry. The battle was also waged
politically and in the media, with Senator Daniel Inouye (of
Yamashita's home state of Hawai'i) playing a significant role.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Determined to be a U.S. Marine Corps officer, Bruce Yamashita enrolled in Officer Candidate School, where he was the target of persistent racial harassment by officers and staff. After enduring nine weeks of emotional and physical abuse, Yamashita was "disenrolled" in April 1989-kicked out of the Marine Corps because of the color of his skin. Fighting Tradition is Yamashita's own story of his courageous struggle to expose a pattern of racial discrimination against minorities that has existed at various levels of the Corps. With the support of a broad coalition of community and civil rights organizations, the Hawai'i-born law school graduate fought a five-year-long legal, political, and media battle against the military establishment that ended in his commissioning as a captain and the revision of Marine Corps policies and procedures. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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