Japanese American Internment During World War II: A History and Reference Guide

by Wendy Ng

Book Overview

The internment of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II is one of the most shameful episodes in American history. This history and reference guide will help students and other interested readers to understand the history of this action and its reinterpretation in recent years, but it will also help readers to understand the Japanese American wartime experience through the words of those who were interned. Why did the U.S. government...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031331375X
• ISBN13: 9780313313752
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12