Raced to Death in 1920s Hawai I - Injustice and Revenge in the Fukunaga Case

Jonathan Y. Okamura is a professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawai i. He is the author of several books, most recently From Race to Ethnicity: Interpreting Japanese American Experiences in Hawai i.

List of contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. The Racial Setting of Hawai'i in the 1920s

2. Kidnapping, Killing, and Racial Profiling

3. Capture, Confession, and Court

4. Racial Bias and Injustice in Jury Selection and Trial

5. The Insanity Question

6. Aftermath of Death Sentence: Racial, Legal, and Community

Conclusion: Fukunaga and Kahahawai

Notes

References

Index

Back cover

About the author

Jonathan Y. Okamura is a professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawai i. He is the author of several books, most recently From Race to Ethnicity: Interpreting Japanese American Experiences in Hawai i.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Y Okamura, Jonathan Y. Okamura
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780252084430
• ISBN: 978-0-252-08443-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Asian American Experience; Asian American Experience
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore