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Safe passage : the untold story of diplomatic intrigue, betrayal, and the exchange of American and Japanese civilians by sea during World War II /

"An account of the logistical challenges, diplomatic obstacles, and forced repatriations surrounding the World War II exchange of nearly 1,500 civilians stranded abroad"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iritani, Evelyn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Keeley, James H. > (James Hugh), > 1895-1990
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Japan.
World War, 1939-1945 > Forced repatriation.
United States > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.
Américains d'origine japonaise > Relogement et internement forcés, 1942-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Évacuation des civils > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Évacuation des civils > Japon.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Rapatriement forcé.
Japon > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1933-1945.
Table of Contents:
  • The diplomat : James Hugh Keeley
  • To go or not to go : Donald Hasuike
  • The balloon's gone up : Emily Hahn
  • Prisoners of the emperor : Daniel Brooke McKinnon and Harold and Pauline Lane
  • The backup plan : the Japanese Peruvians
  • A race war : James Hugh Keeley
  • Charade of wartime justice : Daniel Brooke McKinnon and Harold and Pauline Lane
  • Injustice in paradise : the Hawai'ian Japanese
  • Betrayed : Donald Tatsuo Hasuike
  • Reign of terror : Emily Hahn
  • A man killer : James Hugh Keeley
  • Saying goodbye : Don Hasuike, Emily Hahn, Harold and Pauline Lane, and Daniel Brooke McKinnon
  • The loading : Port of New York and New Jersey
  • The loading : Occupied Asia
  • MS Gripsholm at sea : Off the Coast of South America
  • Teia Maru at sea : somewhere in the South China Sea
  • MS Gripsholm at sea : somewhere off the Coast of South America
  • Teia Maru at sea : somewhere in the Java Sea
  • MS Gripsholm at sea : somewhere in the Indian Ocean
  • Teia Maru at sea : somewhere in the Indian Ocean
  • The trade : Mormugao, India
  • Teia Maru at sea : somewhere on the Indian Ocean
  • MS Gripsholm at sea : somewhere on the Indian Ocean
  • Teia Maru at sea : sailing through the Strait of Singapore
  • MS Gripsholm at sea : across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans
  • James Hugh Keeley : a diplomat's revenge
  • Emily Hahn, Daniel Brooke McKinnon : the homecoming
  • Don Hasuike : Port of Yokohama, Japan
  • Emily Hahn : New York City
  • Don Hasuike : a traitor again
  • James Hugh Keeley : a real war
  • The Japanese Hawai'ians : a tragic end
  • Emily Hahn and Charles Boxer : an honest woman
  • Don Hasuike : the emperor speaks.