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Journey Home
"This book fills a great need in describing the cruel treatment inflicted upon Japanese-Americans during World War II by their fellow Americans."--School Library Journal. Uchida is the author of the critically acclaimed Japanese-American tales The Best Bad Thing and The Happiest Ending. 10 illustrations.
Paperback, 131 pages
Published
October 31st 1992
by Aladdin
(first published 1978)
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I read Journey Home by Yoshiko Uchida. There is a young girl who is japanese, living in Berkeley CA. Her name is Yuki. When I heard this I felt an instant connection to this character. I have a lot to write about so settle in. I will not be doing a summary but will put in key points to help explain points.
The point of view is from the main character Yuki. From her point of view you get the sense that she is on the U.S side during World War ll. She is the type of person that is glass half full....more
The point of view is from the main character Yuki. From her point of view you get the sense that she is on the U.S side during World War ll. She is the type of person that is glass half full....more
Twelve year old Yuki is now allowed to return to California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, she and many other Japanese Americans were rounded up and forced to live in a Japanese internment camp. This historical fiction novel follows Yuki as she re-settles in her San Francisco Bay community, a community decidedly different -- now more racist -- from the one Yuki remembers.
The strength of this novel is that Uchida works to show the implications of America interning its own people through...more
The strength of this novel is that Uchida works to show the implications of America interning its own people through...more
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The sequel to Journey to Topaz, Journey Home tells the continuing story of Yuki Sakane as she returns from her exile at the Topaz internment camps and tries to reestablish a normal life at her old home.
The Story.
Yuki still wakes up from nightmares about the prison camp – that’s what it was, a prison camp – in Topaz. She can feel the gritty sand swirling around, and just as it begins to choke her, she wakes, lying on her pallet and sweating, shaking, fearing. But she is safe now. And she’s going...more
The Story.
Yuki still wakes up from nightmares about the prison camp – that’s what it was, a prison camp – in Topaz. She can feel the gritty sand swirling around, and just as it begins to choke her, she wakes, lying on her pallet and sweating, shaking, fearing. But she is safe now. And she’s going...more
I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as Journey to Topaz, although I did still find the subject matter very interesting. I think many Americans don't realize or remember that Japanese Americans were required to leave their homes and live in concentration camps during WWII. This is the sequel to Journey To Topaz: A Story Of The Japanese-American Evacuation, which tells the story of Yuki and her family living in a concentration camp in Utah. In Journey Home, Yuki and her family have been allowed...more
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1944 St Lake City, Utah 12 year old Yuki and her family have been released from the Topaz, Utah concentration camp in which they were imprisioned. Yuki longs to return home to California, but a law making it illegal for Japanese to live on the West Coast prevents them from going home. When that law is lifted, Yuki, her family, and friends return home and attempt to rebuild their lives. When her older brother Ken, who was injured serving in the army, Yuki and her family and friends work to...more
1944 St Lake City, Utah 12 year old Yuki and her family have been released from the Topaz, Utah concentration camp in which they were imprisioned. Yuki longs to return home to California, but a law making it illegal for Japanese to live on the West Coast prevents them from going home. When that law is lifted, Yuki, her family, and friends return home and attempt to rebuild their lives. When her older brother Ken, who was injured serving in the army, Yuki and her family and friends work to...more
Dec 07, 2011
Chris Maynard
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Shelves:
ci-546-wide-reading-project,
age-level-i,
historical-fiction,
multicultural-literature,
subject-japanese-american-culture,
subject-racism,
subject-segregation,
subject-world-war-ii,
theme-family,
theme-community,
theme-freedom-vs-captivity,
theme-hatred,
theme-identity,
theme-inequality,
theme-love,
u-s-history-japanese-internment,
science-fictiion
Purpose: Historical Fiction (Wide Reading Project)
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Novel
Age Level: Late Intermediate (I): grade 5 (ages 10/11) to early middle school (MS): grade 6 (ages 11-12)
Themes: concentration; internment; freedom vs. imprisonment; race hysteria; family; friends vs. enemies; World War II home front; identity; internal/external conflict; trust; citizenship; life and death
Cultures: Japanese American culture
Read Aloud: No
Literary Elements: Different twist on the painful story...more
Story takes place during World War II. 12 year old Yuki and her parents have been released from a camp, in Topaz, Utah after getting approval to return to California. Once returning they are faced with prejudice and anti-Japanese violence. Eventually they find new hope and strength in themselves, and Yuki discovers that coming home is a matter of the heart and spirit.
this book was....ok, i guess. it wasnt my taste. i love reading books about WWII, but this one, i dunno. im more interested with the people in the internment camps and stuff, honestly. but i had to read it for school, so i did. im looking forward to the next novel my class is gonna read: tangerine. it sounds more interesting.
Just as powerful of a read as Journey to Topaz was. This takes place after the main character and her family are released from the Japanese Internment/Concentration camp in Utah. This is one of those events in history that must never be forgotten. Give this book a read.
It's a kids book. I read it to see if I could recommend it to my students. I would. I just am too old to enjoy something so simplistic. LOVED Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. :)
The School Library Journal quote looks accurate to me, but at the same time...I was really fairly bored by these characters. I didn't read the first book, maybe that's why.
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This one comes after Journey To Topaz.
Yuki and her loved ones move again. Ken is in the military. Someone else who's been a part of their lives, dies.
Yuki and her loved ones move again. Ken is in the military. Someone else who's been a part of their lives, dies.
This book shares a personal story of how a Japanese American family learns to transition back into reality after the internment camps. The protagonist, a young girl, has to adjust to her dreams of what life would be after the camp. She realizes that it's more than just a beautiful home and bountiful garden; it's about family.
Feb 20, 2008
Sella Thorne
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who like historical fiction
yoshiko uchida is a great historical fiction writer. she writes about historical things that are interesting and go with the story well. i enjoy all her books.
Heartbreaking and a little melodramatic, but interesting, particularly for the historical aspects.
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Yoshiko, born on November 24, 1921, was the second daughter of Japanese immigrant parents Takashi and Iku. Her father worked as a businessman for Mitsui and Company in San Francisco, and Iku wrote poetry, passing along her love of literature to her girls. Though the Great Depression raged, the Uchida family enjoyed comforts because of Takashi's well-paying job and their own frugality. Yoshiko love...more
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