The tragic history of the Japanese-American internment camps / Deborah Kent.

"Examines the sad history of the Japanese-American internment camps, including adapting to the American lifestyle before Pearl Harbor, life and the conditions inside the camps, and creating a new life after leaving the camps"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:From many cultures, one history.
Main Author: Kent, Deborah
Language:English
Published: Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Pub., [2008], ©2008.
Series:From many cultures, one history.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > United States.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > United States.
Japanese Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Physical Description:128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prison of fear
  • Strangers from a far country
  • Presidential orders
  • Behind barbed wire
  • Worlds apart
  • Long way home
  • Healing and hoping
  • Timeline
  • Chapter notes
  • Glossary
  • Further reading
  • Internet addresses
  • Index.