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Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment by Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki; Houston, James D.; Houston, James D. is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment about?

The powerful true story of life in a Japanese American internment camp. During World War II the community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, a seven-year-old child, Manzanar became a way of life in which she struggled and adapted, observed and grew. For her father it was essentially the end of his life. In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was. She tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment as well as the dignity and great resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar. Farewell to Manzanar has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. Named one of the twentieth century’s 100 best nonfiction books from west of the Rockies

Who reads Farewell to Manzanar : a true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki; Houston, James D.; Houston, James D.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
2023
Language
EN
ISBN
9781328742117
Category
children's
Subjects
Memoir, History, Children'S
Rating
3.54 / 5 (7,308 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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