JOURNALISM, PUBLISHING, NEWSPAPER publishing, CONCENTRATION camps, FREEDOM of information, MASS media, NEWSPAPER editors
Abstract
The article focuses on the history of journalism of the Japanese internment camps during the World War II. It discusses the publishing operations of the newspapers including Sentinel, Outpost and Tule Lake. It recounts on the various events wherein journalism practitioners and their readers existed within an environment that is devoid of individual freedom and civil liberties. It explores on the experiences of the journal editors and publishers under the mandate and authority of War Relocation Authority (WRA).
GROUP identity, IDENTITY (Psychology), JOURNALISM, NEWSPAPERS, WORLD War II, CONCENTRATION camps, JAPANESE Americans
Abstract
Focuses on the reflection of cultural identity conflict in Japanese American internment camp newspapers during World War II. Discussion on the suggested approach to studying cultural identity change; Information on identity crisis experienced by the Japanese Americans inside internment camps; Examination of the newspapers written and edited by Japanese Americans while they were detained; Discussion on the results of examined media contents and their implication on the study of cultural identities.