Books by John Tateishi

The first book to tell the inside story of the Japanese American campaign for redress as told by one of its principal architectsRedress shines a light on a little-known disgraceful episode in American history that continues to have relevanceThe subject of reparations continues to be a topic in the national conversationContinues Heyday's successful publishing on the subject of the Japanese American Internment, following the award-winning Fred Korematsu Speaks Up (2017) and Life After Manzanar (2018)

Originally published: New York: Random House, 1984.

At the outbreak of World War II, more than 115,000 Japanese American civilians living on the West Coast of the United States were rounded up and sent to desolate relocation camps, where most spent the duration of the war. In this poignant and bitter yet inspiring oral history, John Tateishi allows thirty Japanese Americans, victims of this trauma, to speak for themselves. And Justice for All captures the personal feelings and experiences of the only group of American citizens ever to be confined in concentration camps in the United States. In this new edition of the book, which was originally published in 1984, an Afterword by the author brings up to date the lives of those he interviewed.