Does Citizenship Matter? The Case of the Aleut Relocation During the Second World War in Alaska
Abstract In this article I argue that despite the rhetoric and activism of Aleuts, and others, the limits of citizenship during and after the relocation led to an utter failure to properly protect them. However, they were exposed to Alaska Native political action during their time away from the Isla...
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crbrillap:10.1163/23519924-08030006 2023-05-15T13:14:18+02:00 Does Citizenship Matter? The Case of the Aleut Relocation During the Second World War in Alaska Madden, Ryan 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/23519924-08030006 https://brill.com/view/journals/jmh/8/3/article-p457_006.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/jmh/8/3/article-p457_006.xml unknown Brill Journal of Migration History volume 8, issue 3, page 457-482 ISSN 2351-9916 2351-9924 Sociology and Political Science Anthropology History Cultural Studies Demography journal-article 2022 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/23519924-08030006 2022-12-11T12:47:18Z Abstract In this article I argue that despite the rhetoric and activism of Aleuts, and others, the limits of citizenship during and after the relocation led to an utter failure to properly protect them. However, they were exposed to Alaska Native political action during their time away from the Islands which would give them ammunition to seek better treatment and ultimately redress and an apology from the American government. The article first explains why the relocation occurred, followed by an explanation of the Russian impacts on the Aleut and the eventual path to American citizenship, an analysis of the Aleut reactions to the conditions they encountered, and finally how Aleuts protested their plight with the sounding board of citizenship. An important component of the article are the words of Aleuts themselves which serve as a corrective history to government accounts. Article in Journal/Newspaper aleut Alaska Brill (via Crossref) Journal of Migration History 8 3 457 482 |
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Abstract In this article I argue that despite the rhetoric and activism of Aleuts, and others, the limits of citizenship during and after the relocation led to an utter failure to properly protect them. However, they were exposed to Alaska Native political action during their time away from the Islands which would give them ammunition to seek better treatment and ultimately redress and an apology from the American government. The article first explains why the relocation occurred, followed by an explanation of the Russian impacts on the Aleut and the eventual path to American citizenship, an analysis of the Aleut reactions to the conditions they encountered, and finally how Aleuts protested their plight with the sounding board of citizenship. An important component of the article are the words of Aleuts themselves which serve as a corrective history to government accounts. |
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Does Citizenship Matter? The Case of the Aleut Relocation During the Second World War in Alaska |
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