Suchergebnisse

Western Jews, whiteness, and the Asian "other" -- A studious silence: Western Jewish responses to Japanese removal -- To be the first to cry down injustice? Western Jews and opposition to Nikkei policy -- Fighting fascism: the LAJCC and the case for removal

"With essays that cover the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this volume presents a collective portrait of change over time that allows us to view the shifting nature of Jewish identity in the U.S. West, as well as the evolving frameworks for racial construction"--

Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One. The Shape of Community: Jewish Oregonians in a Changing State; Chapter Two. Whatever Happened to Old South Portland?: Constructing a New Oregon Jewish History; Chapter Three. A Woman's Place . . .; Chapter Four. Looking Outward: Minority Consciousness and Civic Engagement; Chapter Five. Looking Inward: Oregonians and the Jewish World; Chapter Six. The Jewish Oregon Story; Notes; Bibliography; Index.