Harry H. L. Kitano Papers ca. 1960-

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Harry H. L. Kitano Papers, ca. 1960-

Harry H. L. Kitano Papers ca. 1960-

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Harry Kitano was born in San Francisco, Calif. on Feb. 14, 1926 to Motoji and Kou Yuki Kitano. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Kitano family was sent to the Assembly Center at the Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, Calif. Six months later, the family was sent to an internment camp in Topaz, Utah where they remained until 1945. Kitano's first book, , was a pioneering sociological study in the field of Asian American studies. His (1974), became a standard textbook. Kitano was also the co-author of a few books, including: ; , with Mitchell T. Maki and S. Megan Berthold; and, , with Roger Daniels. Includes files related to teaching and research, research materials and manuscripts for publications, dissertations and theses submitted by Kitano's students and correspondence. Japanese Americans : the emergence of a subculture Race Relations Asian Americans : emerging minorities, with Roger Daniels Achieving the impossible dream : how Japanese Americans obtained redress American racism

59 boxes (29.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.