I am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment
Subtitle: (ALA Notable Children's Book, Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book) (American History Classics)
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Published: March 26, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780517885512
Subjects: Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Children: Grades 3-4; Children's 9-12 - History - General; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction; United States; Juvenile literature; History - Military & Wars; Biography & Autobiography - Historical; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Military & Wars; Concentration camps; Evacuation and relocation, 194
First sentence: SHIRO'S PARENTS, HACHIZO AND TSURU NOMURA, were Issei and their experiences were typical of Japanese who immigrated to America.