Japanese American Internment Camps (History Firsthand) - Softcover

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9780737704129: Japanese American Internment Camps (History Firsthand)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0737704128 ISBN 13: 9780737704129

Publisher: Greenhaven Pr, 1812

Presents a collection of articles and essays documenting Japanese Americans' removal to internment camps in the United States during World War II.

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"The contributions in the eclectic mix come from individuals such as Eleanor Roosevelt, actress June Havoc, and hobo Box-Car Bertha, with each person's perspective taking readers directly into the experience through details and eye-opening observations."
-- Booklist (May 2001) (Booklist 20010515)

"Following a thorough introduction that provides novice historians with background information, this series entry uses primary-source documents organized in a coherent chronology. With its important documents, this work will help budding historians and researchers make sense of a complex time."
-- School Library Journal (July 2002) (School Library Journal 20020701)

"These are in keeping with the aim of the series, to personalize history and, in this way, make it more meaningful."
-- School Library Journal (May 2002) (School Library Journal 20020501)

"The History Firsthand series presents excerpts from period documents, organized under broad subject heading and introduced by a paragraph of background. Each book includes a few black-and-white illustrations."
-- Booklist (Febraury 2001) (Booklist 20010215)

From School Library Journal:

Gr 6 Up-A compilation of essays, speeches, and firsthand accounts of internment camps during World War II. Chapters cover the arguments for relocation; the realities of evacuation, internment, and life in the camps; and what it was like after leaving them. Commentary from politicians, journalists, and authors such as Earl Warren, Yoshiko Uchida, and Monica Sone give varying perspectives. Black-and-white photographs are scattered throughout. Some of the writers are not native English speakers, so the strength of the writing varies. The continuity is choppy due to the fact that some of the chapters are excerpts from longer works. The personal accounts are particularly telling; Helen Murao contemplated taking her own life and that of her brothers rather than endure camp. A comprehensive overview.-DeAnn Tabuchi, San Anselmo Public Library, CA

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