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Author Harris, Duchess, author.

Title Japanese American imprisonment during World War II / by Duchess Harris, with Marne Ventura.

Publication Info. Minneapolis : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020]
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Location Call No. Status
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 940.53 HAR    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 940.53 HARRIS    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Series Freedom's promise
Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Summary In 1941, Japanese forces attacked a US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan and other countries were fighting in World War II. In response to the attack, the US entered the war. US officials rounded up Japanese Americans and forced them into prison camps. This book describes the experiences of Japanese Americans and the effects of the imprisonment. Includes text, images, and back matter, plus table of contents, infographics, glossary, additional resources, and an index.
Contents Leaving home -- Immigration -- Pearl Harbor -- Life in prison -- The aftermath.
Subject Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Internment camps -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Japanese Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black.
Concentration camps. (OCoLC)fst00872933
Japanese Americans. (OCoLC)fst00981441
Japanese Americans -- Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00981445
Race discrimination. (OCoLC)fst01086465
Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Forced removal and internment of Japanese Americans (1942-1945)
Chronological Term 1939-1945
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Ventura, Marne, author.
ISBN 9781532190841 (hardcover)
1532190840 (hardcover)
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