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The Japanese American internment : civil liberties denied /

by Burgan, Michael.

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BookSeries: Snapshots in history. Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2007Description: 96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0756524539.Subject(s): Japanese Americans -- History | World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans | Japanese -- United States -- History

Contents:

Leaving home -- Before Pearl Harbor -- Wartime fears -- Into the camps -- Proving their loyalty -- The battle against internment -- Closing down the camps -- Righting a wrong.

Summary: Describes how some U.S. government leaders feared that Japanese Americans would betray the United States and help Japan during World War II. This fear ultimately led the federal government to move Japanese people from their homes in the United States into special camps called relocation centers. Includes source notes and timeline.

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Describes how some U.S. government leaders feared that Japanese Americans would betray the United States and help Japan during World War II. This fear ultimately led the federal government to move Japanese people from their homes in the United States into special camps called relocation centers. Includes source notes and timeline.

Includes index and glossary.

Includes bibliographic references.

Leaving home -- Before Pearl Harbor -- Wartime fears -- Into the camps -- Proving their loyalty -- The battle against internment -- Closing down the camps -- Righting a wrong.

Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library

The Japanese American internment : civil liberties denied /

by Burgan, Michael.