Japanese American internment camps

Resource Information

The work Japanese American internment camps represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Nonmusical, Sounds, Music.

Label

Japanese American internment camps

Statement of responsibility

Laura Hamilton Waxman

Creator

• Waxman, Laura Hamilton

Contributor

• hoopla digital

Author

• Waxman, Laura Hamilton

Subject

• Japanese Americans
• Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Juvenile literature
• Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Juvenile literature
• Japanese
• Japanese -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

During World War II, the United States was battling Japan. In 1942 the president of the United States signed an executive order, forcing more than one hundred thousand Japanese Americans to leave their homes. These innocent people-many of them US citizens-would spend the next few years imprisoned behind barbed wire fences, in what the government called internment camps. Life in the camps was difficult. People were homesick. The barracks where they slept were cold and dirty. Most of the country believed they were criminals. But imprisoned Japanese Americans remained brave. Learn more about these courageous heroes, including those who fought for justice and freedom

Member of

• Heroes of World War II (Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.)
• Heroes of World War II

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

940.53/1773089956

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

other

PerformerNote

Read by Various Readers

Series statement

Heroes of World War II ;

Target audience

juvenile

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable