Jacksonville Public Library

When can we go back to America?, voices of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, Susan H. Kamei ; foreword by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-686) and index

contains biographical information

index present

Ages 12 and up

non fiction

When can we go back to America?

bibliography

1022711120

Susan H. Kamei ; foreword by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta

Accelerated Reader, UG, 10.1, 34, 34, 515523

voices of Japanese American incarceration during World War II

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 more than 130 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. Now more than ever, their words will resonate with readers who are confronting questions about racial identity, immigration, and citizenship, and what it means to be an American. --Adapted from jacket

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 -- Appendices. Assembly centers ; War relocation authority centers ; Department of Justice internment camps for enemy aliens ; US Army internment camps for enemy aliens ; Time line ; Glossary ; List of abbreviations