Imaging Japanese America: The Visual Construction of Citizenship, Nation, and the Body

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Summary: Recommended for college-level Asian studies readers
Review: Elena Tajima Creef's Imaging Japanese America: The Visual Construction Of Citizenship, Nation, And The Body is a recommended pick for college-level Asian studies readers: it begins with the internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II and supplements photos with insights on how American popular culture viewed Japanese-Americans. An intriguing cultural analysis.

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Summary: Amazing Book
Review: From the power of the cover photograph, to the images and words inside, Professor Creef has written a book that - as the above review says - correlates to the times in which we now live, while also offering an insider's view of the impact and power images possess. Anyone interested in the gaze, Japanese America, self-representation and cultural studies should definitely buy this book. It will certainly occupy a permanent place on my bookshelf.