japanese americans

"In an internment camp in Idaho in 1944, American-born Meiko Briggs and her daughter Aiko dream of their home in Seattle and the safe return of Meiko's husband who is away with the Air Force. A sickness starts to spread amongst those in the camp and though it starts as a minor cold it triggers spontaneous fits of aggression followed by death. A team of doctors are released on to the people to figure it out but Meiko and her daughter team up with others inside to try to save themselves and learn that the enemy might be more familiar to them than their white captors"--Provided by publisher.

For fourteen-year-old budding artist Minoru Ito, his two brothers, his friends, and the other members of the Japanese-American community in southern California, the three months since Pearl Harbor was attacked have become a waking nightmare: attacked, spat on, and abused with no way to retaliate--and now things are about to get worse, their lives forever changed by the mass incarcerations in the relocation camps.

"The events surrounding the U.S. Japanese internment camps during World War II did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a child at an internment camp, a Japanese American soldier, and a worker at the Manzanar War Relocation Center as readers act out the scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1941, Japanese forces attacked a US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan and other countries were fighting in World War II (1939-1945). In response to the attack, the United States entered the war. US officials rounded up Japanese Americans and forced them into prison camps. 'Japanese American Imprisonment During World War II' describes the experiences of Japanese Americans and the effects of their imprisonment"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs present the true accounts of children who were forced to live in Japanese American confinement camps.

Incorporates primary source materials in a look at the internment of Japanese Americans in camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor, including discussion of what became of their homes, businesses, and belongings.

Suspicion towards Japanese Americans swept the country after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor; this book offers an in-depth look at the lives of some of the survivors of internment camps, before and during their imprisonment, and after their release.

"Vivid storytelling brings World War II history to life and places readers in the shoes of the people who experienced the United States' Japanese internment camps. On the heels of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. Through this order, more than 110,000 people of Japanese descent, many of them U.S. citizens, were forced to relocate to military camps for the duration of the war. Suspenseful, dramatic events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced these events while they were happening. Narratives intertwine to create a breathless, 'What's Next?' kind of read. Students gain a new perspective on historical figures as they learn about real people struggling to decide how best to act in a given moment"--From the publisher's web site.