Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire

by Michael O Tunnell

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A moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children imprisoned in a World War II internment camp.

A classroom diary created by Japanese American children paints a vivid picture of daily life in a so-called "internment camp." Mae Yanagi was eight years old when she started school at Topaz Camp in Utah. She and her third-grade classmates began keeping an illustrated diary, full of details about schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, and health--as experienced from behind barbed wire. Diary pages, archival photographs, and narrative nonfiction text convey the harsh changes experienced by the children, as well as their remarkable resilience.
  • ISBN10 1580897894
  • ISBN13 9781580897891
  • Publish Date 6 October 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.