Synopses & Reviews
When the U.S. government incarcerated 120,000 Japanese Americans as andldquo;domestic enemy aliensandrdquo; during World War II, most other Americans succumbed to their fears and endorsed the confinement of their fellow citizens. Ten andldquo;relocation centersandrdquo; were scattered across the West. Today, in the crumbling foundations, overgrown yards, and material artifacts of these former internment camps, we can still sense the injustices suffered there.
Placing Memory is a powerful visual record of the internment. Featuring Todd Stewartandrsquo;s stunning color photographs of the sites as they appear today, the book provides a rigorous visual survey of the physical features of the campsandmdash;roads, architectural remains, and monumentsandmdash;along with maps and statistical information.
Also included in this volumeandmdash;juxtaposed with Stewartandrsquo;s modern-day imagesandmdash;are the black-and-white photographs commissioned during the 1940s by the War Relocation Authority. Thoughtful essays by Karen Leong, Natasha Egan, and John Tateishi provide provocative context for all the photographs.
Synopsis
A photographic perspective on the Japanese American internment camps
Synopsis
Placing Memory is a powerful visual record of the internment. Featuring Todd Stewartandrsquo;s stunning color photographs of the sites as they appear today, the book provides a rigorous visual survey of the physical features of the campsandmdash;roads, architectural remains, and monumentsandmdash;along with maps and statistical information.
About the Author
Todd Stewart is Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Oklahoma. His work has been shown nationally in more than twenty exhibitions.
Karen Leong is Director of the Asian Pacific American Studies program and Associate Professor of women's and gender studies at Arizona State University.