In the year 1942, in the midst of World War II, the Wakatsuki family is forced to leave their home. They are sent to live at the internment camp in Manzanar along with thousands of other Japanese Americans. Based on the real life experiences of co-author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Farewell to Manzanar covers Wakatsuki family life before the war, during their three and a half years in camp, and post war. Learn how this particular family dealt with the injustices of forced imprisonment. ~ Enh
Farewell to Manzanar
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005035
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9781328742117
Grade 7-12
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The powerful true story of life in a Japanese American incarceration camp.
During World War II the incarceration camp called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose? To house thousands of Japanese Americans.
In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was and the experiences of her family. She relays the mundane and remarkable details of daily life during an extraordinary period of American history: The wartime imprisonment of civilians, most native-born Americans, in their own country, without trial, and by their fellow Americans.
She tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment, as well as the dignity and resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar.
Farewell to Manzanar has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. Named one of the twentieth century’s 100 best nonfiction books from west of the Rockies by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 7-12 |
| Brand: | HMH Books for Young Readers |
| Author: | Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston |
| ISBN: | 9781328742117 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.4 |
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