Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment
by Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. (Author), Houston, James D. (Author)
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 normal... Full description
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"... 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 |
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