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American sutraDuncan Ryūken Williams

American sutra

2019384 pages
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"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 one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation's history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American. Nearly all Americans of Japanese descent were subject to bigotry and accusations of disloyalty, but Buddhists aroused particular suspicion. Government officials,…

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  • Other · English · 2019
    The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press · 384 pages · 9780674986534
WeltkriegRace relationsBuddhism and politicsBuddhism and stateReligionsfreiheitJapanerBuddhismusInternierung