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The Journey: Japanese Americans, Racism, and Renewal

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The Journey: Japanese Americans, Racism, and Renewal

Sheila Hamanaka

A picture-book history of Japanese Americans that follows the story from exclusion and incarceration to renewal. Based on Hamanaka’s mural, it presents the experience in a clear, visually driven form for younger readers.

picture bookJapanese American historyhistory educationvisual art

Work Information

A mural tells the story of the Japanese American journey.

Based on a roughly twenty-five-foot mural, the book traces the experience of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans across the twentieth century. It conveys that history in a gentle style that still reaches younger readers.

Review Summaries

  • It is valued for keeping the weight of history intact while remaining accessible to younger readers through strong artwork.

Book Information

Publisher
Orchard Books
Published
1990-03-01
Language
英語
Size
29.85 x 1.27 x 24.77 cm
ISBN-13
9780531084496
ISBN-10
0531084493
Price
1899 JPY
Category
洋書/History/Asia/Japan

Based on a twenty-five-foot mural depicting the twentieth-century history of Japanese Americans, this moving testament ranges from the early 1900s to the present day

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