Farewell to Manzanar a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment
"... In this moving memoir, Jeanne Wakatsuki recalls coming of age in Manzanar, a bleak, dusty settlement behind barbed wire. She tells of her family's struggle to adjust to life in cramped barracks, fearful and searching for purpose in their new surroundings. She describes finding a sense of normal...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
[2002]
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| Summary: | "... In this moving memoir, Jeanne Wakatsuki recalls coming of age in Manzanar, a bleak, dusty settlement behind barbed wire. She tells of her family's struggle to adjust to life in cramped barracks, fearful and searching for purpose in their new surroundings. She describes finding a sense of normalcy in activities like glee club and baton-twirling, while armed guards loomed above in the watchtowers. Farewell to Manzanar is the true story of one spirited Japanese American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention-- and of a child who discovered what it was like to grow up a prisoner of her native country."--Back cover. Biography of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston relating her experiences of living at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II and how it has influenced her life. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1973. With new afterword. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 188 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780618216208 0618216200 9781328742117 1328742113 9780606404280 0606404287 9780913374047 0913374040 |
| Author Notes: | (Publisher Provided) |
