I am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment: (ALA Notable Children's Book, Horn Book Fa...
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Young Shi Nomura was among the 120,000 American citizens who lost everything when he was sent by the ...
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Jan 30, 2012
Alvin
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This book is about world war two and how it affected the Japanese Americans. This was another version of mistreatment of a different group of people other than the Jews. the Japanese were put on a camp very much like the concentration camp but it was a lot less cruel.
This book taught me that don't judge someone unless you saw the true personality of that person. If something in the pass happened just let it go and move on as a person, just don't disrespect on another because of race. Everyo More...
This book taught me that don't judge someone unless you saw the true personality of that person. If something in the pass happened just let it go and move on as a person, just don't disrespect on another because of race. Everyo More...
Jun 12, 2009
Diane
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An excellent book about the Japanese internment. The book gives good historical background on the Japanese in the United States that I found very helpful. I also liked following the story of a real high school boy during the internment period. The photographs are wonderful - some are by Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams and all add to the written information.
The tone of the book seems aimed at about an 11 - year old audience. The writing, information and pictures seem aimed at a much More...
The tone of the book seems aimed at about an 11 - year old audience. The writing, information and pictures seem aimed at a much More...
Sep 01, 2011
Richard
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A book with photos about one Japanese-American, Shiro Nomura, who was forcibly detained and put in a Internment Camp just because he had Japanese parents and because he looked different than the typical white person, and he lived in California during the first part of WWII. The government thought he must have been an obvious spy for Japan. Written for teenagers but still a very disturbing and upsetting account of an event that this was allowed because of mass hysteria. Simple background boo
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Jul 26, 2011
Susan
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Stanley tells the true story of the Japanese Internment during World War II from a young Japanese boy's experiences. It has plenty of photographs and was a heartbreaking story of racism and prejudice, but, yet, after the U.S. government took everything away from them, including their dignity, the Japanese Americans went back home and started over without violence and very few complaints.
Jun 17, 2009
Jennifer
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I'm planning to teach this next year. This is geared toward 5-6th graders. It was great pictures & gives a basic historical background/information about the Japanese internment during WWII, a time in history we often don't discuss or don't know about.
Jan 22, 2011
Dotty
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Great book telling story of several people interned and just enough background and historical information
Apr 01, 2011
Patty
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Reading Level: Middle School
This book traces the story of a Japanese-American who is put into an Internment camp during World War II. It describes what it was like for them to have to be relocated and lose their possessions.
This story is a great asset for the Social Studies curriculum. It can be used as a comparison between treatment of different ethnic groups during World War II and other historical periods. It also opens up discussion regarding the treatment of people b More...
This book traces the story of a Japanese-American who is put into an Internment camp during World War II. It describes what it was like for them to have to be relocated and lose their possessions.
This story is a great asset for the Social Studies curriculum. It can be used as a comparison between treatment of different ethnic groups during World War II and other historical periods. It also opens up discussion regarding the treatment of people b More...
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