Stephen Fox (born 1938), is an

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and Emeritus Professor of

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. (Assistant professor, 1969–1973, Associate Professor, 1973–1977 and Professor, 1977–1999). He has written articles and books on the subjects of relocation and internment of European Americans in the United States during World War II, as well as the roundup of enemy nationals in Latin America. Relocation describes

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government restrictions on Italians living in

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areas of the United States, including suicides and hardships faced by internees. Internment refers to the FBI roundup of 'enemy aliens' throughout the United States. These works also compare and contrast government policy relating to Italians and Germans with the misnamed and misunderstood " internment" of Japanese Americans. Fox is also the author of a handful of novels.

Sources

* US Library of Congress catalog

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Stephen American male writers 1938 births Humboldt State University faculty Living people American Book Award winners