“The Colonel’s Letters, a collection of personal letters written to Colonel Sherwood Dixon from the men of the 442nd Infantry 1944-1945” published May 2018.Ĭolonel Dixon was the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion when it was in training at Camp Shelby. Regardless of where their battles played out, these individuals were exemplifying American patriotism under extreme duress by striving, resisting, standing on principle, and enduring. While some fought on battlefields as members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, others fought to defend the constitutional rights of a community. Based on Brown’s extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep archival research, it portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese American families and their sons. Of the men highlighted in the book. Facing the Mountain grew out of conversations Brown had with Ikeda in 2015.įacing the Mountain is an unforgettable chronicle of wartime America and the battlefields of Europe. The virtual event will feature a conversation between Brown and Densho Executive Director Tom Ikeda, who has conducted oral histories with many Join Densho on May 11 for the official launch of Facing the Mountain, a new book about WWII Japanese American incarceration and the 442nd RCT by Daniel James Brown, NY Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat. Reading and Viewing Corner: Reviews of 442 nd RCT-related books and mediaįacing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown
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