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Author:

Harris, Duchess, author.

Title:

Japanese American imprisonment during World War II / Duchess Harris, with Marne Ventura.

Publisher:

Core Libraryan imprint of Abdo Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

48 pages : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 24 cm.

Subject:

1939-1945
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Juvenile literature.
Concentration camps--United States--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Juvenile literature.
Race relations--Juvenile literature.
Japanese Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination--Juvenile literature.
Concentration camps.
Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans--Civil rights.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
United States.
Juvenile works.

Other Authors:

Ventura, Marne, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.

Contents:

Leaving home -- Immigration -- Pearl Harbor -- Life in prison -- The aftermath.

Summary:

In 1941, Japanese forces attacked a US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan and other countries were fighting in World War II. In response to the attack, the US entered the war. US officials rounded up Japanese Americans and forced them into prison camps. This book describes the experiences of Japanese Americans and the effects of the imprisonment. Includes text, images, and back matter, plus table of contents, infographics, glossary, additional resources, and an index.

Series:

Freedom's promise
Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.

ISBN:

1532190840
9781532190841

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1121083823

Locations:

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

CNPC792 -- Montezuma Public Library (Montezuma)