Facilitating Injustice
Tracing the Role of Social Workers in the World War II Internment of Japanese Americans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10539293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoosun Park (0000-0002-5061-2553, Smith College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-483 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/592361 |
| OpenAlex | W1578860162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 36 |
Nearly the whole of the Japanese American population of the United States was incarcerated by the federal government during World War II. Although the history of the internment is well documented, social work’s involvement remains unexamined. This article traces the role of social workers in that history, showing how they facilitated all aspects of the process. The forgotten history traced here may prompt a reconsideration of how social work has made sense of its professional obligations and its professional ethics. The events may also induce the profession to examine how it now should conceptualize its role in facilitating problematic social policies
Ancient history · Criminology · First world war · Government (linguistics · Injustice · Political science · Population · Social history (medicine · Social injustice · Sociology · World War II · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Demography · History · Law · Medicine · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |