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Farewell to Manzanar

a True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
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Jan 13, 2024Eratatosk rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
At seven years old, Jeanne Wakatsuki was sent to a concentration camp along with her family. Each person was given inadequate shelter, two blankets, and bad food. Three years later, they left and came back to nearly nothing. Their property…
May 29, 2023ashir_rao rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is a necessary part of every high school reading list in California. Even today, although we mention the experiences of Japanese Americans in internment camps, we mention them only in passing. No thought is given to the effect…
Feb 07, 2023violet_cat_13528 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Summary: A first person experience of a Japanese-American in America during World War II. This nonfiction book showcases life before, after, and during life in the Japanese internment camps. At 7 years old, Jeanne Wakatsuki, her family and…
Oct 31, 2022JCLJoyceM rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book in junior high and decided to reread it as an adult. It remains relevant, as a description of the Japanese internment camps and their impact on those who were there. Superb.
Oct 01, 2021GursharanBola rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Farewell to Manzanar is a novel based on life after the signing of Executive Order 9066 in the setting of Manzanar, a Japanese internment camp. The novel follows the character of Jeanne Wakatsuki and describes her expenses in Manzanar as…
May 05, 2021abi_lou rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the things I’ve always disliked most about my history education was the lack of discussion on the Japanese internment during World War II. I remember that it was brought up in my high school freshman history class, mentioned and…
Jul 15, 2020alexqise rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Farewell to Manzanar is a memoir describing the time Jeanne Houston and her family had at a Japanese internment camp, Fort Manzanar. The Wakatsuki family lead a peaceful life until Pearl Harbor was bombed. The family is sent to Fort…
Apr 21, 2020
I really liked this book because it was written by someone in the internment camp during World War ll. Yes, other novels can probably write about what happened better, but this was written by someone who lived there, who experienced it.…
Jul 28, 2018MT60 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Well-deserved status as a classic. Uncomplicated recollections of her childhood during incarceration, reassimilation after release, and attempts as an adult to make sense of it all. Heartbreaking yet life-affirming.
Mar 02, 2016KMJ_ rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Jeanne is a child when her large family is relocated to an internment camp during World War II. Her family is forced to move to Manzanar , where they lose everything they have. Jeanne writes about the devastating effects the internment…
Jul 20, 2015WCLSSumasLibrary rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A fairly quick read that provided a perspective of WWII that I had not given much thought to. Great book to add to a list of others with other perspectives of WWII to get a deeper understanding of the war.
Sep 12, 2014miaone rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best books about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. Houston's descriptions of her mother during that time were, I thought, especially poignant.
Jun 23, 2013pokano rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
One of the better Japanese American memoirs about the World War II incarceration and its effect on Japanese American families.
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Aug 27, 2012jrochez98 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
it was EXTREMELY boring. i didnt enjoy whats-so-ever, neither did i understand much.
Apr 25, 2011nic03red rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An interesting nonfiction book about the relocation of a japanese american family during world war II. I felt like the story was kind of short and would have liked the author to go in more depth about her experiences. Overall an ok book.