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Author Sandler, Martin W.

Title Imprisoned : the betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II / by Martin W. Sandler.

Publication Info. New York : Walker Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury, 2013.
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  940.531773 SAN    AVAILABLE
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Description 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents The Japanese come to America -- Hysteria -- Removal -- Temporary prisons -- The removal centers -- Japanese Americans at war -- Undercover warriors -- Redress -- Never again -- Places to visit.
Summary While Americans fought for freedom and democracy abroad, fear and suspicion towards Japanese Americans swept the country after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Based on extensive, previously unpublished interviews and oral histories, this book gives an in-depth account of their lives before and during their imprisonment, and after their release.
Subject Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780802722775 (hardcover)
0802722776 (hardcover)
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