My Six Years of Internment: an Issei's struggle for justice, translated by the Konko Church of San Francisco and the Research, Information Center of the Konko Churches of North America,
San Francisco: Konko Church of San Francisco, 1990. Paperback. xii, 150p., wraps, old price sticker on rear wrap, else very good condition. Second English edition. Originally published in Japanese as Yokuruyu Seikatsu Rokunen in 1957. Illustrated with maps, archival documents, and b&w photographs.
Fukuda was born in Japan and immigrated to San Francisco where he founded the Konko-kyo Church. During World War II, he was one of the first Japanese men to be arrested due to his classification as a Group A prisoner. He was sent to Lordsburg, NM and was present during the infamous murders of two elderly internees. Eventually he was sent to Crystal City, and served as an interpreter for Peruvian-Japanese internees.
Cat.No: 278573
Price: $50.00