I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment |
Publication Information
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Author: Stanley, Jerry |
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Title: I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment |
Date: 1994 |
Publisher: Crown |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-517-59786-1 |
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Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
biography and autobiography, nonfiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Both the close, personal view and the broader societal view of the U.S. and especially Japanese Americans during WW II are portrayed here. The text is illustrated with photographs taken at the time. An index and a few maps are also included. |
Teaching Ideas: |
This compelling history of the Japanese Americans during WW II could be paired with Stanley's other books or with books about war, Japanese Americans, prejudice, etc. Teachers may want to supplement the text with copies of newspaper or magazine clippings from the time, which should be available on microfiche in public libraries. Learners may want to speculate about life in the 1940s by examining the photographs. Comparison/contrast activities (internment camps vs. concentration camps) would be effective.
www.lib.utah.edu/spec/photo/9066.htm
www.umas.edu/history/internment.html |
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