Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II InternmentJeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp--with 10,000 other Japanese Americans. Along with searchlight towers and armed guards, Manzanar ludicrously featured cheerleaders, Boy Scouts, sock hops, baton twirling lessons and a dance band called the Jive Bombers who would play any popular song except the nation's #1 hit: "Don't Fence Me In."
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What Is Pearl Harbor? | 3 |
Shikata Ga Nai | 10 |
A Different Kind of Sand | 23 |
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