Bibliograph

Those who helped us, assisting Japanese Americans during the war, written by Ken Mochizuki ; illustrated by Kiku Hughes

Type

Label

Those who helped us, assisting Japanese Americans during the war, written by Ken Mochizuki ; illustrated by Kiku Hughes

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Those who helped us

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1295107380

Responsibility statement

written by Ken Mochizuki ; illustrated by Kiku Hughes

Sub title

assisting Japanese Americans during the war

Summary

"Basketball-loving Sumiko Tanaka, then 11, narrates this graphic novel about the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Through her eyes, we watch as her family is forced from their home and subjected to indiscriminate racism as they are shipped off to the concentration camp called Minidoka in Idaho. But Sumiko and her 17-year-old sister Yuri also see acts of charity and solidarity from their non-Japanese neighbors and friends in the Seattle area that make them hopeful for the future. As the young girls struggle with the horrors of being imprisoned in the dusty desert, they also find solace in the fact that some people chose to help. This story highlights the actual actions and experiences of those neighbors and friends."--, Amazon

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