Case History (short story)
Creators: Bradford Smith
Short story about a young Nisei couple settling in "Centreville," a fictional small town in California, after World War II. John and Mary Mori arrive and open a flower market in town. But despite John's military service and the couple's good deeds, the face anti-Japanese harassment before a series of events begin to turn the tide. Author Bradford Smith tells the story using fictitious newspaper articles, letters, and personal testimony.
Author Bradford Smith worked for the Office of War Information during the war and wrote a 1948 book about Japanese Americans titled Americans from Japan .
Might also like " The Service Flags " by Bill Hosokawa; " Floating Home " by Jan Morrill; " When Your Body Has Been Rolled in Thorns " by Ferris Takahashi
| Author | Bradford Smith |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 1946 |
| Website | http://www.unz.org/Pub/CommonGround-1946q1-00071 |
For More Information
Smith, Bradford. " Case History. " Common Ground 6.3 (Spring 1946): 71–76.
Smith, Bradford. Americans from Japan . Ed. Louis Adamic. New York: J.B. Lippincott Company., 1948. https://archive.org/details/americansfromjap00smit