The Distance Between Our Names
The Untold History of America's War on Japanese Immigrants
$50.99
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
A gripping historical account about the harrowing struggles of Japanese immigrants in the US during the years leading to World War II.
In 1872, a new Japanese government’s first diplomatic delegation to the United States was greeted with rapturous welcome in San Francisco. For over ten days of lavish parties, the city’s elite admired the emissaries’ silk robes and noble bearing and began forging what they expected would be a special relationship between ascendant Paci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668031186 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1668031183 |
| Author: | Paul Richter |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 446g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 152mm x 229mm |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
“A lucid exposé of a shameful episode in U.S. history that reverberates today.” * Kirkus Reviews *
Paul Richter
Paul Richter has written about national affairs and foreign policy for four decades. As a journalist for the Los Angeles Times, he was based in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC, and reported from sixty countries. During his years in Los Angeles he was principal author of California and the American Tax Revolt: Proposition 13 Five Years Later. His last book was The Ambassadors: America’s Diplomats on the Front Lines. The volume won the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Douglas Dillon Award for Books of Distinction on the Practice of American Diplomacy. He lives in the Washington, DC, area.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.