When can we go back to America? : voices of Japanese American incarceration during World War II / Susan H. Kamei ; foreword by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta.
Title:
When can we go back to America? : voices of Japanese American incarceration during World War II / Susan H. Kamei ; foreword by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta.
ISBN:
9781481401449
9781481401456
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2021]
©2021
Physical Description:
xxiv, 710 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Day of Infamy -- Executive order 9066 -- Betrayal -- "Saga of a people" by Ruth Tanaka -- Only what they could carry -- Gaman in the wasteland -- For the sake of the Children -- "The years between" by Kaizo George Kubo -- The loyalty questionnaire -- Go for broke -- The Supreme Court's loaded weapon -- Resettling into an uncertain future -- Righting a great wrong -- Allyship -- Epilogue: Marion Konishi's Valedictorian address -- Contributor biographies.
Summary:
"An oral history about Japanese internment during World War II, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, from the perspective of children and young people affected"-- Provided by publisher.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States government forcibly removed more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from the Pacific Coast and imprisoned them in desolate detention camps until the end of World War II just because of their race. Here Kamei weaves the voices of individuals who lived through this tragic episode, most of them as children and young adults. They tell the story of their incarceration and the long-term impact of this dark period in American history, at a time when many Americans are confronting questions about racial identity, immigration, and citizenship. -- adapted from jacket
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader UG 10.1 34 515523
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Interest grade level:
Grade 7-8.
OCLC Number:
on1022711120
Availability:
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