Susan H. Kamei — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of the award-winning book When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during World War II (2021).
Adjunct Professor of History and affiliated faculty with the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at the University of Southern California.
Recognized as a prominent scholar on Japanese American incarceration.
Appeared in national and international broadcasts by news outlets such as NPR, NBC, C-SPAN, BBC, and France 24.
Holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown Law.
Holds Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California, Irvine.

Biography

Susan H. Kamei is a public historian, speaker, teacher, and author of the award-winning book *When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during World War II*, published by Simon & Schuster in 2021. As a descendant of incarcerees, she draws upon family and community stories to highlight the continuing relevance of this historical episode to contemporary issues of racial identity, immigration, citizenship, and the threat to civil liberties.