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Unwanted Aliens

Japanese internment in Australia
豪州日系人強制収容

Yuriko Nagata

with foreword by Professor Jordan Stanger-Ross

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Table of Contents

  • Home
  • Foreword
  • Abbreviations
  • Photos
  • Author’s Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Background to Japanese Migration
  • Chapter 2: Japanese Settlement in Australia
  • Chapter 3: Australian Internment Policy
  • Chapter 4: Internment
  • Chapter 5: Prisoner Exchanges and Early Releases
  • Chapter 6: Camp Organisation
  • Chapter 7: Camp Life
  • Chapter 8: Post-war Release and Repatriation
  • Chapter 9: After Internment
  • Chapter 10: Internment in the US and Canada
  • Chapter 11: Conclusion
  • Bibliography
    • Appendix A: Internees held in Australia
    • Appendix B: Permanent POW and Internment Camps in Australia (1939-1947)
  • About the Author
  • 1996 Acknowledgements

Unwanted Aliens
Copyright © 2026 Yuriko Nagata
Foreword copyright © 2026 Jordan Stanger-Ross
Cover design and artwork by Elysha Rei

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ISBN 978-1-55058-747-0

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