References/Bibliography

Youth and Children's Resources

Cooper, Michael L. "Remembering Manzanar - Life in a Japanese Relocation Camp." Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin company, NY 2002
Including photos from Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange, this book compiles research depicting life in Manzanar relocation camp during WWII.

Fremon, David K. "Japanese American Internment - In American History." Enslow Publishers, Inc. NJ 1996
Overview of events leading up to and during WWII that resulted in the internment of Japanese Americans. Contains insight into how the effects of that time continue to emerge.

Gabel Ryan, Helene. "Hakujin; A Novel" - Anthes Press, Seattle WA, 2005
Account of a Caucasian girl's experiences with the Japanese American community in the Pacific Northwest during internment years. Young Adult

Grapes, Bryan J. "Japanese Internment Camps," Greenhaven Press, Inc. San Diego, CA 2001
One of the History Firsthand series books, a comprehensive yet brief overview covering a wide variety of related topics about internment and the historical events surrounding relocation from Pearl Harbor to redress.

Mochizuki , Ken. "Beacon Hill Boys." Scholastic Press, NY 2002
One group of boys Japanese American experience in years post WWII as told by the son of an internee from the Beacon Hill area of Seattle, Washington. Young Adult

Mochizuki, Ken. "Baseball Saved Us." Lee & Low Books, New York, 1993.
Story of a young boy and his family who were incarcerated during WW II and how the sport of baseball helped them survive. Picture book.

Mochizuki, Ken. "Heroes." Lee & Low Books, New York, 1993.
Story of a Japanese American boy's experience "looking like the enemy." Picture book.

Uchida, Yoshiko. "The Bracelet." Philomel Books, New York, 1976.
A 7-year-old girl's experiences of World War II incarceration.

Uchida, Yoshiko. "Journey Home." Antheneum, New York, 1980
A family's release from Topaz WRA and resettlement experiences.

Uchida, Yoshiko. "The Invisible Thread." Julian Messner, 1991.
Growing up in the 1930's and facing questions as a Japanese American during World War II.

Uchida, Yoshiko. "Jar of Dreams." Aladdin, 2nd edition 1993.
A young girl grows up in a closely-knit Japanese family in California during the 1930s.

Yabu, Shigeru, Illustrated by Willie Ito, "Hello Maggie!" -Yabitoon books 2007
True story of a young boy's friendship with a magpie during his internment at Heart Mountain in 1941. Picture book.

Say, Allen, "Music for Alice," Houghton Mifflin, NY 2004
True story of Alice Sumida, who as a young married Japanese American during WW2 chose with her husband to work as a farmhand rather than be interned. Picture book, but applicable for wide age range.

Kodahata, Cynthia, "Kira, Kira," Simon and Schuster NY, 2004
Newbery award winner; a young Japanese American girl and her family move across the Midwest, post WW2. Although, the story doesn't cover internment, it's an example of life afterwards and general experiences of prejudice and fear experienced by Japanese Americans, especially youth. Young Adult

Salisbury, Graham "Under the Blood Red Sun," Random House, NY 1997
Scott Odell and ALA best book for young adults award winner; Set in Hawaii, story of a Japanese American boy and his immigrant family experiencing the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the changes thereafter. Young Adult

 

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