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Terminal Island


A work of Non-fiction


Subgenres:

  • Japanese American History,
  • Los Angeles History,
  • World War II
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Forgotten Los Angeles communities with deep cultural roots
  • Japanese American history tied to fishing and wartime upheaval
  • Island settings that shaped city identity
Publisher Description

Terminal Island tells the story of a small island in the Los Angeles harbor and the communities that called it home.

Terminal Island traces the history of a sheltered spot in the Pacific Ocean that once served as a resort for wealthy Southern California's landowners, as a refuge for its artists and writers and scientists, and eventually a community of Japanese families who made the island their own.

This community was at the heart of one of Southern California's most important businesses: the fisheries.

World War II devastated the community when the US government removed the entire population of Japanese and Japanese Americans and incarcerated them in camps.

Terminal Island: Lost Communities of Los Angeles Harbor tells the story of this small place, the people who lived there, and the huge impact they had on the history of Los Angeles.

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