Japanese-American internment during World War II /

Japanese-American internment during World War II /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Becker, Peggy Daniels, author.
Imprint:	Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., [2014]
Description:	xvi, 223 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Defining moments Defining moments.
Subject:	Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945) World War (1939-1945) Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Juvenile literature. Japanese Americans. Juvenile works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9951828

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ISBN:	9780780813335 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0780813332 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"--

Table of Contents:

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
Primary sources.