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Japanese Americans [videorecording] / by Baber, Jerry.(CARDINAL)227575; Fabian, Rhonda.(CARDINAL)221890; Schlessinger, Andrew.(CARDINAL)218359; Schlessinger Video Productions (Firm);
Produced and directed by Rhonda Fabian and Jerry Baber.One of a 15-part series that celebrates the heritage of different cultural groups by tracing the history of their emigration to North America. Adapted from the "Peoples of North America" series of books by Chelsea House Publishers.Ages 9-Adults.VHS.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ethnic relations.; Japanese Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Japanese Americans / by McDaniel, Melissa,1964-(CARDINAL)471081;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Leaving home -- Hard times -- Starting over -- Grace and beauty -- Glossary -- Timeline.Brief introduction to the history, heritage, culture, and customs of Japanese Americans.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Japanese Americans.; Japanese Americans;
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The Japanese American experience / by O'Brien, David J.,1941-(CARDINAL)366671; Fugita, Stephen.(CARDINAL)717196;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-168) and index.
Subjects: Japanese Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The floating world / by Kadohata, Cynthia.(CARDINAL)771249;
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Japanese Americans;
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The flower master / by Massey, Sujata.(CARDINAL)352336;
Subjects: Fiction.; Japanese Americans;
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Japanese American internment : prisoners in their own land / by Otfinoski, Steven,author.(CARDINAL)718898;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword -- Evacuation -- Temporary housing -- Welcome to camp -- Life behind the barbed wire -- Survival -- Going home -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Critical thinking questions -- Internet sites -- Further reading -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author.Vivid storytelling brings World War II history to life and place readers in the shoes of the people who experienced the United States' Japanese internment camps. On the heels of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. Through this order, more than 110,000 people of Japanese descent, many of them U.S. citizens, were forced to relocate to military camps for the duration of the war.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.820820LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; Japanese;
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Japanese American internment / by Burgan, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)645032;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110) 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 -- Timeline.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.Ages 10-12.Grades 4-6.1100LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; Japanese;
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East to America : a history of the Japanese in the United States / by Wilson, Robert Arden,1910-(CARDINAL)842164; Hosokawa, Bill,author.(CARDINAL)150833;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Japanese Americans;
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Japanese-American relations / by Tokutomi, Iichirō,1863-1957.(CARDINAL)148092; Yanagiwara, Sukeshige.(CARDINAL)876136;
The relations between Japan and America -- Are we Pro-American of Anti-American? -- Misunderstandings between Japan and America -- America, her characteristic attitude -- Retrospection of the historical relations between Japan and America -- Facts about Anti-Japanese sentiment in America -- Sentiment wavering like billows -- Immigration problem in California -- "Gentlemen's agreement" -- The reasons for excluding the Japanese -- Alien and law -- New Anti-Japanese agitation -- The Japanese shall not enter -- American advance and Japanese retrogression -- The so-called Shantung question -- What will be the result of the complications between Japan and America -- Anti-Japanese and Pro-Japanese -- How can we be optimistic? -- Essential requirements for cordial relations between Japan and America.
Subjects: Old State Library Collection.;
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I am Japanese American / by Emery, Vivian.(CARDINAL)646690;
A Japanese American girl talks briefly about aspects of her heritage, including food, clothing, and religion.730LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Japanese Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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