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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

This page shows a cop finding a knife and papers and marking it as contraband. Nisei Jim Akutsu attempts to convince the cop to release his dad.

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Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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45.03.02b

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Abe, Frank; Nimura, Tamiko; Ishikawa, Ross; Sasaki, Matt

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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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Abe, Frank; Nimura, Tamiko; Ishikawa, Ross; Sasaki, Matt

Publisher

Wing Luke Museum

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Image

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Artwork

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jpg

Source

We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration

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Wing Luke Museum

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45.03.IMG.08b

Creator

Abe, Frank; Nimura, Tamiko; Ishikawa, Ross; Sasaki, Matt

Publisher

Wing Luke Museum

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

Type

Image

Format

Artwork

File Format

jpg

Source

We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration

Licensor

Wing Luke Museum

MUMI Number

45.03.IMG.08b

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