{"product_id":"when-can-we-go-back-to-america-voices-of-japanese-american-incarceration-during-wwii-9781481401456","title":"When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During WWII","description":"\u003cb\u003eFour starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest YA Nonfiction of 2021 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"riveting and indispensable\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) narrative history of Japanese Americans before, during, and after their World War II incarceration, Susan H. Kamei weaves together the voices of over 130 individuals who lived through this tragic episode, most of them as young adults.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's difficult to believe it happened here, in the Land of the Free: After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States government forcibly removed more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from the Pacific Coast and imprisoned them in desolate detention camps until the end of World War II just because of their race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn what Secretary Norman Y. Mineta describes as a \"landmark book,\" he and others who lived through this harrowing experience tell the story of their incarceration and the long-term impact of this dark period in American history. For the first time, why and how these tragic events took place are interwoven with more than 130 individual voices of those who were unconstitutionally incarcerated, many of them children and young adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow more than ever, their words will resonate with readers who are confronting questions about racial identity, immigration, and citizenship, and what it means to be an American.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481401456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.00w x 1.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e515523 \/ When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During WWII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan H. Kamei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571341390005,"sku":"9781481401456","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_70468d35-1b60-4e91-9a0e-125823625cb8.jpg?v=1779863758","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-can-we-go-back-to-america-voices-of-japanese-american-incarceration-during-wwii-9781481401456","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}