The Moved-Outers

The Moved-Outers PDF Author: Florence C. Means
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780802773869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Book Description
The captivating story of a Japanese-American family in a World War II internment camp who struggle to retain their dignity and identity as Americans.

The Moved-Outers

The Moved-Outers PDF Author: Florence C. Means
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780802773869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Book Description
The captivating story of a Japanese-American family in a World War II internment camp who struggle to retain their dignity and identity as Americans.

Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky

Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky PDF Author: Sandra Dallas
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1627537724
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Book Description
It's 1942: Tomi Itano, 12, is a second-generation Japanese American who lives in California with her family on their strawberry farm. Although her parents came from Japan and her grandparents still live there, Tomi considers herself an American. She doesn't speak Japanese and has never been to Japan. But after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, things change. No Japs Allowed signs hang in store windows and Tomi's family is ostracized. Things get much worse. Suspected as a spy, Tomi's father is taken away. The rest of the Itano family is sent to an internment camp in Colorado. Many other Japanese American families face a similar fate. Tomi becomes bitter, wondering how her country could treat her and her family like the enemy. What does she need to do to prove she is an honorable American? Sandra Dallas shines a light on a dark period of American history in this story of a young Japanese American girl caught up in the prejudices and World War II.

Growing Up Asian American in Young Adult Fiction

Growing Up Asian American in Young Adult Fiction PDF Author: Ymitri Mathison
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496815076
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Book Description
Winner of the Children’s Literature Association’s 2020 Edited Book Award Contributions by Hena Ahmad, Linda Pierce Allen, Mary J. Henderson Couzelis, Sarah Park Dahlen, Lan Dong, Tomo Hattori, Jennifer Ho, Ymitri Mathison, Leah Milne, Joy Takako Taylor, and Traise Yamamoto Often referred to as the model minority, Asian American children and adolescents feel pressured to perform academically and be disinterested in sports, with the exception of martial arts. Boys are often stereotyped as physically unattractive nerds and girls as petite and beautiful. Many Americans remain unaware of the diversity of ethnicities and races the term Asian American comprises, with Asian American adolescents proving to be more invisible than adults. As a result, Asian American adolescents are continually searching for their identity and own place in American society. For these kids, being or considered to be American becomes a challenge in itself as they assert their Asian and American identities; claim their own ethnic identity, be they immigrant or American-born; and negotiate their ethnic communities. The contributors to Growing Up Asian American in Young Adult Fiction focus on moving beyond stereotypes to examine how Asian American children and adolescents define their unique identities. Chapters focus on primary texts from many ethnicities, such as Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Vietnamese, South Asian, and Hawaiian. Individual chapters, crossing cultural, linguistic, and racial boundaries, negotiate the complex terrain of Asian American children’s and teenagers’ identities. Chapters cover such topics as internalized racism and self-loathing; hypersexualization of Asian American females in graphic novels; interracial friendships; transnational adoptions and birth searches; food as a means of assimilation and resistance; commodity racism and the tourist gaze; the hostile and alienating environment generated by the War on Terror; and many other topics.

Postwestern Cultures

Postwestern Cultures PDF Author: Susan Kollin
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803215762
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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Book Description
Synthesizes topics of contemporary scholarship of the American West. This work examines subjects ranging from the use of frontier rhetoric in Japanese American internment camp narratives to the emergence of agricultural tourism in the New West to the application of geographer J B Jackson's theories to vernacular or abandoned western landscapes.

The Moved Outers

The Moved Outers PDF Author: Florence Crannell Means
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arcadia (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Book Description
A novel based on the life of a Japanese-American family in California after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.

Write to Me

Write to Me PDF Author: Cynthia Grady
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780876172926
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in WW II internment camps. Booklist writes, ''A beautiful picture book for sharing and discussing with older children as well as the primary audience.'' Starred Review

The Mystery of Banshee Towers

The Mystery of Banshee Towers PDF Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Hachette Children's
ISBN: 1444961217
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Book Description
A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Ern is back visiting Mr Goon, which gives him and the Find-Outers the perfect chance to explore Banshee Towers. But there's more secrets to the towers than the screaming banshees. Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the Dog have one last case to solve... First published in 1961, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.

The Dark Star of Itza

The Dark Star of Itza PDF Author: Alida Malkus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Itza Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Book Description
The story of a Mayan princess who lived at the time the ancient city of Chichen Itza fell under Toltec rule.

The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage

The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage PDF Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 166765988X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Book Description
One April night, the sky of Peterswood is lit up by the brightness of a cottage on fire. Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Bets, Pip, and Buster the dog, set about trying to solve this exciting mystery of who burnt down Mr Hicks' cottage workshop in his garden. They make lists of suspects they want to interview and try and find as many clues as they can, whilst trying to avoid the wrath of the village policeman, Mr Goon, who the children nickname 'old Clear Orf.' Will they manage to solve the Mystery of the Burnt Cottage before Mr Goon does?

The Mystery of the Hidden House

The Mystery of the Hidden House PDF Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Mystery of the Hidden House" by Enid Blyton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.