Katherine Tasaki returned a stack of books and turned in her library card. "We've got to move soon," she said. "All Japanese, you know." Miss Breed did know. The US government thought Katherine and all people of Japanese heritage living on the West Coast could be dangerous. They looked like an enemy of the United States in a complicated war halfway around the world, so the government ordered that they be imprisoned. Miss Breed gave Katherine a stamped, addressed penny postcard in exchange for her library card. "Write to us," Miss Breed said. "We'll want to know where you are." Excerpted from Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind by Cynthia Grady All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
