Attu boy : a young Alaskan's WWII memoir/ Nick Golodoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golodoff, Nick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Golodoff, Nick.

Prisoners of war.

Attu Island (Alaska)--Biography.

Attu Island (Alaska).

Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943--Personal narratives, American.

Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943.

Prisoners of war--United States.

United States.

Prisoners of war--Japan--Shiritsu Otaru Bungakkan.

Attu Island (Alaska)--History.

Attu Island (Alaska)--Social life and customs.

World War, 1939-1945--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.

World War, 1939-1945.

Japan.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Autobiographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xi, 100 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, [2015]

Summary:

In June 1942 the Japanese army invaded Attu, a remote island at the end of the Aleutian Chain. Soldiers occupied the village for two months before taking its Alaska Native residents to Japan, where they were held until the end of the war. After harassing American and Canadian forces for little over a year, the Japanese forces quietly withdrew. After the war, the Attuans' return to Alaska was not joyful. Instead of returning to their homes, they were settled in Atka, several hundred miles away. Attu Boy is Nick Golodoff's memoir of his experience as a prisoner of war in Japan during World War II. Nick was six years old when Japanese soldiers invaded his remote Aleutian village. Along with the other Unangan Attu residents, Nick and his family were taken to Hokkaido, Japan, Only 25 of the Attuans survived the war; the others died of hunger, malnutrition, and disease. Nick tells his story from the unique viewpoint of a child who experienced friendly relationships with some of the Japanese captors along with harsh treatment from others. More voices join Nick's to give the book a broad sense of the struggles, triumphs, and heartbreak of lives disrupted by war. Book jacket.

Contents:

A Young Boy's Experience during World War II 5

Attu before the War 9

Prewar Fears and Clues about Japanese Invasion 11

The Japanese Invasion, June 7, 1942 12

Life as a Japanese POW 15

Return and Resettlement 20

Nick's Connection to Japan 24

Reflections on Life in Atka 25

Growing Up and Going to School 26

Left Behind by the Military 27

Working Life 28

Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife 29

Atka Is Far Away from Anywhere Else 31

Learning from the Elders 33

Relatives from Attu 35

Commentary and First-Person Accounts 39

Attu before the War 39

Prewar Fears and Clues about Japanese Invasion 46

The Japanese Invasion, June 7, 1942 49

Life as a Japanese POW 63

Return and Resettlement 73

Nick's Connection to Japan 80.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781602232495

1602232490

OCLC:

888024976