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Marrin, Albert,

Uprooted : the Japanese American experience during World War II / Albert Marrin. - First edition. - 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Pacific Age -- Dreams of Fortune -- The Path to the Dark Side -- Sorrowful Days -- Yankee Samurai -- The Wheels of Justice -- Remembering the Past.

Just seventy-five years ago, the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today: it rounded up over 100,000 of its own citizens based on nothing more than their ancestry and, suspicious of their loyalty, kept them in concentration camps for the better part of four years. How could this have happened? Uprooted takes a close look at the history of racism in America and follows the treacherous path that led one of our nation's most beloved presidents to make this decision. Meanwhile, it illuminates the history of Japan and its own struggles with racism and xenophobia, which led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, ultimately tying the two countries together.

Young Adult. Ages 12 and up.



Sibert Honor, 2017

ISBN: 9780553509366 0553509365 9780553509373 0553509373

LCCN: 2015025406

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945)
World War (1939-1945)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans

LC Class. No.: D769.8.A6 / M329 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53