Burgan, Michael.
Japanese American internment / by Michael Burgan. - North Mankato, Minn. : Compass Point Books/Capstone, c2018. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. - Eyewitness to World War II .
Includes chronology. Includes glossary.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prisoners in their own country -- Japanese immigration -- Tensions with Japan -- Living under suspicion -- Forced out -- Life behind barbed wire -- Outcry against the camps -- Closing the camps -- Back to society.
"The United States entered World War II after a surprise attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. U.S. officials feared that Japanese Americans would betray their country and help Japan. Nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and moved into relocation centers, which some viewed as concentration camps. The internees, backed by many other Americans, believed that their fundamental rights as U.S. citizens had been denied. Years later the government apologized for its unjust actions"--Provided by the publisher.
4-8 Medialog, Inc. 1100 Lexile. 5-7. 10-12. 5-9. Z Guided Reading Level.
9780756555818 9780756555856
2017010250
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Japanese--History.--United States
940.53 940.53/1773089956
Japanese American internment / by Michael Burgan. - North Mankato, Minn. : Compass Point Books/Capstone, c2018. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. - Eyewitness to World War II .
Includes chronology. Includes glossary.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prisoners in their own country -- Japanese immigration -- Tensions with Japan -- Living under suspicion -- Forced out -- Life behind barbed wire -- Outcry against the camps -- Closing the camps -- Back to society.
"The United States entered World War II after a surprise attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. U.S. officials feared that Japanese Americans would betray their country and help Japan. Nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and moved into relocation centers, which some viewed as concentration camps. The internees, backed by many other Americans, believed that their fundamental rights as U.S. citizens had been denied. Years later the government apologized for its unjust actions"--Provided by the publisher.
4-8 Medialog, Inc. 1100 Lexile. 5-7. 10-12. 5-9. Z Guided Reading Level.
9780756555818 9780756555856
2017010250
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Japanese--History.--United States
940.53 940.53/1773089956