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Uprooted : the Japanese American experience during World War II / Albert Marrin.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First editionDescription: 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780553509366
  • 0553509365
  • 9780553509373
  • 0553509373
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.53 23
LOC classification:
  • D769.8.A6 M329 2016
Contents:
The Pacific Age -- Dreams of Fortune -- The Path to the Dark Side -- Sorrowful Days -- Yankee Samurai -- The Wheels of Justice -- Remembering the Past.
Awards:
  • Sibert Honor, 2017
Summary: Just seventy-five years ago, the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today: it rounded up over 100,000 of its own citizens based on nothing more than their ancestry and, suspicious of their loyalty, kept them in concentration camps for the better part of four years. How could this have happened? Uprooted takes a close look at the history of racism in America and follows the treacherous path that led one of our nation's most beloved presidents to make this decision. Meanwhile, it illuminates the history of Japan and its own struggles with racism and xenophobia, which led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, ultimately tying the two countries together.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 940.53 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00661853

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Pacific Age -- Dreams of Fortune -- The Path to the Dark Side -- Sorrowful Days -- Yankee Samurai -- The Wheels of Justice -- Remembering the Past.

Just seventy-five years ago, the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today: it rounded up over 100,000 of its own citizens based on nothing more than their ancestry and, suspicious of their loyalty, kept them in concentration camps for the better part of four years. How could this have happened? Uprooted takes a close look at the history of racism in America and follows the treacherous path that led one of our nation's most beloved presidents to make this decision. Meanwhile, it illuminates the history of Japan and its own struggles with racism and xenophobia, which led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, ultimately tying the two countries together.

Young Adult.

Ages 12 and up.

Accelerated Reader 8.2.

AR 8.2 11.0 pt.

Sibert Honor, 2017

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