Silent Scars of Healing Hands: Oral Histories of Japanese American Doctors in World War II Detention Camps

Stories of Courage and Care in the Face of Injustice

Within the confines of detention centers in their own country, Japanese Americans who practiced medicine worked under the most dire conditions during World War II. Collected by a special team organized by the Japanese American Medical Association, these oral histories tell the stories of men and women who depended on ingenuity and compassion to care for their patients in remote makeshift hospitals. In this updated edition, the lives of incarcerated Japanese American medical professionals who endured the wound of a nation's betrayal reveal the triumph of community and care amid hardship.

Author: Naomi Hirahara,Gwen M. Jensen
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Applewood Books
Published: 01/27/2026
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781429006033