Caged Eagles

by Eric Walters

Book Overview

When Canada went to war with Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Canadians of Japanese descent were declared "Enemy Aliens." Without recourse of any kind, they were forced to leave their homes along with the British Columbia coast, their possessions were sold, and their rights as citizens denied. Caged Eagles follows fourteen-year-old Tadashi Fukushima and his family as they embark on a tortuous physical and emotional journey. Along...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551431394
• ISBN13: 9781551431390
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

World War II Injustice

This well researched book describes the confusion and resignation of three generations of the Fukushima family. All the Japanese Canadians living in a fishing village in British Columbia are placed in an internment camp in Vancouver by the Canadian government during World War II. Fourteen-year-old Tadashi tries to understand the injustice of their internment and cannot believe that his hard working father and other Japanese men in the camp could really be spies. This historical fiction educates its readers about an embarrassing period in both American and Canadian history when both countries ill-treated its own citizens during World War II because of their ethnicity. In an afterword, the author shares his experiences in writing this fiction book without changing major facts of history. Though it is a sequel to "War of the Eagles," this book is a story by itself.