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Publisher: Harvard University Press (February 18, 2019)
Publication Date: February 18, 2019
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Language: English
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Williams does a masterful job covering the complexities of the Japanese American incarceration through the lens of Buddhism, a perspective missing from the literature and our understanding until now. A must read for all practicing Buddhists, including the converts who need to understand and know how hard people fought to maintain their Buddhist faith and anchor it in American soil. A must read also for those subject today to the ignorance and prejudice that leads to government policies of exclusion. An extraordinary book in its scope from personal stories to government policies, service in the US military while families were imprisoned, the attempts to destroy Buddhism and the temples, and the military law imposed on the Japanese in Hawaii. Disturbing but ultimately uplifting due to the resiliency of the Japanese Americans and the practice and promise of Buddhism.
Professor Williams has created a masterwork of lyrical scholarship that is compelling and revealing. His religious viewpoint of Japanese and Buddhist discrimination beginning in the late 19th Century, culminating with Executive Order 9066, and martial law/internment during WWII, offers a fresh perspective on a dark chapter in American history. Dr. Williams reveals a "double-barreled" blast of racial discrimination of Japanese Americans as disloyal enemies-of-the-state and religious intolerance of a non-Christian faith tradition.Ultimately, "American Sutra" is an poignant and uplifting story of resilience against all odds and a model for all immigrants to the United States and their religious paths. That Buddhism survived and has continued to offer refuge for millions of American today is a testament to the power of the American Constitution and the Japanese spirit. Today, Buddhism offers not only churches and temples, but also peaceful practices such as mindfulness, yoga, and compassion. Congratulations and thank you, Dr. Williams.
As someone interested in Zen I've heard that some Zen teachers were swept up in the internment camps. Specifically that one of Robert Aitken's teachers was placed in a camp and that he had a hard time while there. This book gives more insight into the specific hardships that people like him faced.One of the most interesting facts I learned is that the US government not only targeted Japanese Americans who happened to be Buddhist, but that their Buddhism was seen being in conflict with US loyalties.Williams also uses his knowledge of Buddhist teachings (he himself is an ordained Soto Zen priest) to give context to how people facing these hard times used their faith to make it through. He draws a line from Dogen's advice to the Zen cook to internees preparing of their meals with great care.
Duncan Williams’ meticulously researched history of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II will be an eye-opener for most readers. It is well known that “racial prejudice, war hysteria and failure of political leadership†within the US government and the general public motivated the incarceration of over 110,000 West Coast Japanese and Japanese Americans during the World War II. However, it is less well known that Japanese-Americans’ practice of Buddhism distinguished them from the majority Christian population and identified them as a national security risk.Williams covers a wide swath of history from the government’s pre-war plans to roundup Buddhist priests and Japanese community leaders, to the incarceration of the entire West Coast Japanese American population, life in the camps, and the eventual release of the “prisoners.†In these stories, we see that while Buddhism led to their incarceration, it was these same spiritual beliefs that helped the incarcerees survive their long ordeal. Although the incarceration mainly affected the Japanese on the West Coast, Williams provides details on the situation in Hawaii where many of the Buddhist priests were arrested immediately after Pearl Harbor and shipped to the mainland, leaving the community without its spiritual leaders at a perilous time.Outside of the camps, Williams sheds light on the “registry†or the strategic and voluntary military participation of the Nisei in the European and Pacific war theaters; many serving as translators, code breakers, and interrogators whose efforts may have shortened the war by as much as two years. The story of Richard Sakakida, who was dropped into Manila during WWII to spy on the Japanese, is a particularly exciting one. The heroism of the Nisei in the 442nd Regiment is also well documented. Williams highlights their efforts to cling to their Buddhist beliefs in an army that did not recognize their faith. Many of these troops made their sacrifices all while their families back home were still incarcerated.This tragic tale provides details on the “bad guys†(they are mostly, but not exclusively guys) who planned and implemented the mass incarceration of an innocent population, as well as the heroes and heroines, such as Julius Goldwater, the cousin of Barry Goldwater, and the Governor of Colorado who offered sanctuary to many Japanese Americans.While originating in meticulous academic research, the book does not read like an academic study. The author’s writing style is straightforward and easy to read. The book is illustrated with emotional black and white photographs of the period. We learn about the Buddhist religion through a number of poignant verses written by incarcerated Buddhist monks and the retelling of ancient sutras. When I was finished reading the book I wanted to learn more about the fate of the Japanese Americans after the war and the evolution of Buddhism in America.This book is a valuable read for anyone interested in the World War II incarceration of the Japanese Americans. It shines a bright light on the role that Buddhism played both in fomenting the removal of the community from the West Coast but also in helping the communities survive their ordeal. And it is a cautionary tale because the struggle for religious freedom is still not over. In the end Williams emphasizes that this period should serve as a reminder that America is built on the promise of freedom of religion, even if that religion is not a part of mainstream society. This history of mass incarceration is sad, but the triumph of human spirit, ably described by Williams, is uplifting. I highly recommend this book to history buffs, students of American Buddhism and anyone interested in religious freedom in America.
Both the individual stories of people caught up in events beyond their control, and the general theme of the perceived danger of immigrants and their religious traditions, are compelling and relevant. This book offers not only a new perspective on Buddhism in America, but also a historical perspective on current concerns over immigrants and their "dangerous" religious traditions.
I've just finished "American Sutra" and am stunned with the level of scholarship, sensitivity, and interpretation of this crucial piece of the history of Japanese American WWII concentration camps. For most of us, we always assumed that race was the single driving factor behind the incarceration of the Japanese off the West Coast during WWII, but this book has made it obvious that Buddhism played a major part in how this decision was made to grossly abuse these American's civil liberties.
This book tells such an important perspective on why religion mattered in the wake of Pearl Harbor. This is a deeply insightful, important, and compassionate book that explores an egregious violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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