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"An oral history about Japanese internment during World War II, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, from the perspective of children and young people affected"-- Provided by publisher.

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 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, at a time when many Americans are confronting questions about racial identity, immigration, and citizenship. -- 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.

Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Children > Biography.

World War, 1939-1945 > Children > United States > Biography.

World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans > Children.

World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives.

Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Children.

World War, 1939-1945 > Children.

World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.

Japanese Americans > Mass internment, 1942-1945.

World War, 1939-1945 > Children.