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This chapter examines who was drinking saké at Camp Amache, when, why, and considers how it was acquired. Internees were not allowed to consume alcoholic beverages while living at the camps, but material culture from archaeological survey of Camp Amache suggests that the internees broke that camp rule. Explaining saké consumption reveals complex issues of ethnicity, identity, subtle rebellion, and cultural preservation. To address saké-related questions, an ethnographic approach was used in conjunction with the archaeological one; more than a dozen former internees were interviewed. Their responses revealed a considerable amount about camp life and attitudes of both the camp staff and the internees.
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Slaughter, M.A. (2013). An Archaeological and Ethnographic Examination of the Acquisition, Presence, and Consumption of Saké at Camp Amache, a World War II Japanese Internment Camp. In: Mytum, H., Carr, G. (eds) Prisoners of War. Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4166-3_16
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