Book Description: Looking Like the Enemy: Japanese Mexicans, the Mexican State, and US Hegemony, 1897-1945 Author: Jerry Garcia Publication Year: [Insert year] Pages: [Insert number of pages] Genre: History, Immigration, Ethnic Studies Synopsis: Looking Like the Enemy is the first English-language history of the Japanese experience in Mexico, offering a comprehensive and ambitious study of the immigrant experience in the Western Hemisphere. The book delves into the lives of thousands of Japanese citizens who sought new opportunities abroad at the beginning of the twentieth century, with many settling in Mexico by 1910. Despite initial promises of cheap and productive land in Chiapas, many immigrants faced discrimination based on their differences, yet also exhibited markers of whiteness that linked them positively to Europeans and Americans perceived as powerful and socially advanced. The book explores their experiences on both sides of the border during World War II, highlighting similarities and differences in their treatment.

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