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• Uprooted

  the Japanese American Experience During World War II

  Marrin, Albert,

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  There is more of an emphasis on the impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the decisions and perceptions of the United States government as they forced people of japanese descent to relocate into camps. This book is less narrative and more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Best Friends Forever

  a World War II Scrapbook

  Patt, Beverly

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• Barbed Wire Baseball

  Moss, Marissa

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• Dear Miss Breed

  True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World Wat II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference

  Oppenheim, Joanne

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  This is an absolutely perfect piece of epistolary nonfiction for a unit on Japanese Internment Camps because it teaches the value of libraries as well as portrays the experiences of young internees in the camps. It tells the story of Clara Breed, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Little Exile

  Arakawa, Jeanette,

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  Even though this is a work of fiction, the information is coming from the personal experiences of the author and would be a valuable resource for a teacher with an objective to immerse their students in the reality of internment camps and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gaijin

  American Prisoner of War

  Faulkner, Matt,

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  “Gaijin” is actually a Japanese word that means “outside person”. This word is sometimes considered to be an insult to non-Japanese people and has a similar connotation as the word “foreigner” (Urban Dictionary). Feeling like a foreigner during a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The War Outside

  Hesse, Monica,

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• Farewell to Manzanar

  a True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment

  Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki

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  This book reads like a memoir and tells the story of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and her family as they transition into an internment camp in the California desert. Manazar is the best preserved Japanese internment campsite and remains as a monument to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fish for Jimmy

  Inspired by One Family's Experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp

  Yamasaki, Katie

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• Behind Barbed Wire

  the Story of Japanese-American Internment During World War II

  Perl, Lila

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  This is an accessible nonfiction resource about Japanese Internment Camps with engaging information and many photographs.

• The Children of Topaz

  the Story of a Japanese-American Internment Camp : Based on a Classroom Diary

  Tunnell, Michael O.

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• Imprisoned

  the Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II

  Sandler, Martin W.

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  This is one of the newer narrative nonfiction books on the topic of Japanese Internment camps. Like Uprooted, this book provides ample examples of primary resources and photographs that provide a more engaging look into the lives of people in these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In America's Shadow

  Maki, Mitchell T. (Mitchell Takeshi)

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  This is another book told from the perspective of a child in the Manzanar Relocation Camp. It includes many photographs primarily from the author’s own collection.

• It Began With a Page

  How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

  Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

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• They Called Us Enemy

  Takei, George, 1937-

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• They Called Us Enemy

  Takei, George, 1937-

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