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The Children of Topaz: The Story of a Japanese-American Internment Camp: Based on a Classroom Diary

Based upon the diary of a third-grade class of Japanese-American children being held with their families in an internment camp during World War II, The Children of Topaz gives a detailed portrait of daily life in the camps where Japanese-Americans were taken during the war. There are many primary source documents including the children's drawings, maps of the camp, and photographs depicting the harsh, wartime attitudes toward these families.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 74
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780823412396
  • Genres
  • history, biography
  • Release date
  • 2004