The hidden passport : my childhood journey through Japanese concentration camps in Java / Phyllis Pilgrim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pilgrim, Phyllis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Indonesia--Java.

World War, 1939-1945.

Prisoners--Indonesia--Java--Biography.

Prisoners.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego, Calif. : Phyllis Pilgrim ; [Ashland, Ohio : Atlas Books], 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Phyllis tells of her childhood experiences from five to nine years old, when she was interned as a prisoner of war of WWII in Java with her mother and brother in Japanese internment camps for women and children. It is the story of survival, courage, laced with humor, and insights of daily life in captivity. The whole family survived. Phyllis also describes how these early experiences shaped her adult life and career choices.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Barbados 1979""; ""Chapter One Family""; ""My Early Life in Java""; ""Chapter Two Challenge""; ""Kleina Lengkong Concentration Camp""; ""Chapter Three Prisoner""; ""Tangatingey Camp�A Real Prison""; ""Chapter Four Difficulty""; ""Tangaray�A Transit Camp""; ""Chapter Five Fear of the Unknown""; ""A Train Journey""; ""Chapter Six Danger & Opportunity""; ""Tjideng Camp: Prisoners in the Suburbs""; ""Chapter Seven Wisdom""; ""Moving House in Tjideng""; ""Chapter Eight Joy""

""Liberation""""Chapter Nine Father""; ""My Father�s Story""; ""Chapter Ten Compassion""; ""Postscript: Java�s Hidden Influence""; ""Chapter Eleven Destiny""; ""Fepow & Abcifer""; ""Maps of Indonesia and Java""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-33967-6

9786613339676

0-9839682-0-9