Internment camps
By: Natalie Hyde
Series: Uncovering the past: analyzing primary sources
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781427118417; 9780778728603
Subjects: Japanese Americans; Juvenile literature; Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Japanese; History; Japanese Canadians; Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe; JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Europe
Description: "An important addition to any multicultural collection, this title examines the internment of "enemy aliens" in the United States and Canada during the Second World War. With particular emphasis on "yellow peril" and the plight of Japanese-American and Canadian citizens, the book reveals the events, mindsets, and policies leading up to and following the forced removal of thousands of citizens from their homes into internment camps. Using primary sources including real accounts of survivors, the title encourages readers to examine differing perspectives on the events and think critically about the complex relationship between citizenship and diversity in North America. A final chapter considers the lasting effects of internment-and how harmful stereotypes in today's global climate run the risk of repeating past mistakes."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ages 10-14.

Grade 4 to 6.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the past comes alive; title: Historical sources: types of evidence; title: Analyzing evidence: interpretation; title: The story uncovered: WWII internment camps; title: Different views: evidence revisited; title: Modern examples: history repeated.