Japanese-American internment during World War II / Peggy Daniels Becker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Becker, Peggy Daniels.

Series:

Defining moments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Juvenile literature.

Japanese Americans.

World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Juvenile literature.

World War, 1939-1945.

Genre:

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, ©2014.

Summary:

"An authoritative overview that explains how the attack on Pearl Harbor led to the evacuation and internment of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans; details living conditions in the camps; discusses the economic, emotional, and physical toll on interned Japanese-Americans; and ponders the legacy of internment on American society. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

How to use this book

Research topics for Japanese-American internment during World War II

Narrative Overview:

Prologue

Japanese immigration to the United States

World War II and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

The War Relocation Authority

Life in the camps

Paths to freedom

Returning home

The legacy of Japanese-American internment

Biographies:

Clara Breed (1906-1994)

Librarian who corresponded with Japanese-American children during internment

John L. DeWitt (1880-1962)

U.S. Army lieutenant general and western defense commander during World War II

Gordon Hirabayashi (1918-2012)

Civil rights activist who challenged internment during World War II

Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012)

World War II veteran and U.S. senator from Hawaii

Saburo Kido (1902-1977)

President of the Japanese American Citizens League during World War II

Fred Korematsu (1919-2005)

Activist who challenged Japanese-American internment during World War II

Mike Masaoka (1915-1991)

National Secretary of the Japanese American Citizens League during World War II

Kazuo Masuda (1918-1944)

World War II veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Dillon S. Myer (1891-1982)

Director of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)

President of the United States during World War II

Minoru Yasui (1916-1986)

Activist who challenged internment of Japanese Americans during World War II

Primary Sources:

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech

Pearl Harbor changes the world for a young Japanese-American girl

A college student recalls fear and uncertainty after Pearl Harbor

Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt urges Japanese evacuation of the Pacific Coast

Executive Order 9066 paves the way for internment

The evacuation order for all persons of Japanese ancestry

The Japanese American Citizens League supports evacuation orders

A young mother's nightmarish experience of evacuation and internment

A sixth-grader describes her arrival at Manzanar

Bitterness and disillusionment at Poston

A young internee provides a glimpse of life in Poston

Report on the work of the War Relocation Authority

The War Department ends the internment program

President Ford officially terminates Executive Order 9066

Civil Liberties Act of 1988

The United States formally apologizes to internees

Former internee George Takei remembers Camp Rohwer

Important people, places, terms

Chronology

Sources for further study

Bibliography

Photo and illustration credits

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

ISBN:

9780780813335

0780813332

OCLC:

775419564

Publisher Number:

99968950259