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When can we go back to America? : voices of Japanese American incarceration during World War II
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"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"-- After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in...
"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"--
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
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- Creator
- written and edited by Susan H. Kamei ; foreword by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
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- English
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- First edition
- New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2021
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- xxiv, 710 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1481401440, 9781481401456, 1481401459, 9781481401449, 9781481401463
- OCLC
- on1022711120
- Includes bibliographical references.
- 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
Subjects
- Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Children -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Children -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
- Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Children.
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
Children's Subject Heading
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
Children's Subject Heading
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
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