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University of Washington Press, 2000-05-01. 1st University of Washington Press ed. paperback. Used: Good.

University of Washington Press, 5/1/2000 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Good. 0.6900 in x 9.0000 in x 6.0000 in.

University of Washington Press, May 2000. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners a bit bumped, some scuffing/wear to covers. binding is straight and tight with no marks to text or other serious flaws.

University of Washington Press, November 2011. Trade Paperback. Used - Good. Trade Paperback

University of Washington Press, 2000-05-01. 1st University of Washington Press ed. paperback. Used:Good.

University of Washington Press. paperback. New. 96x11x144. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Univ of Washington Pr, 2000. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 259 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches.

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University of Washington Press, 2000-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardback. New. Adios to Tears is the very personal story of Seiichi Higashide (1909-97), whose life in three countries was shaped by a bizarre and little-known episode in the history of World War II. Born in Hokkaido, Higashide emigrated to Peru in 1931. By the late 1930s he was a shopkeeper and community leader in the provincial town of Ica, but following the outbreak of World War II, he-along with other Latin American Japanese-was seized by police and forcibly deported to the United States. He was interned behind barbed wire at the Immigration and Naturalization Service facility in Crystal City, Texas, for more than two years. After his release, Higashide elected to stay in the U.S. and eventually became a citizen. For years, he was a leader in the effort to obtain redress from the American government for the violation of the human rights of the Peruvian Japanese internees. Higashide's moving memoir was translated from Japanese into English and Spanish through the efforts of his eight… Read More

University of Washington Press. Hardcover. New. 9x6x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Univ of Washington Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 259 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.