"During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she arrived at Manzanar in 1942, recalls life in the camp t ..."
"Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was sent to live at Manzanar internment camp. This is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention."
"Jeanne 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."Farewe ..."
Farewell to Manzanar(1st Edition) A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by JeanneWakatsukiHouston, James D. Houston Paperback, 203 Pages, Published 1974 by Bantam Books ISBN-13: 978-0-553-27258-1, ISBN: 0-553-27258-6
"Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp - with ten thousand 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 No. 1 hit: "Don't Fence Me ..."
"Adios to Tears: The Memoirs of a Japanese- Peruvian Internee in U.S.
Concentration Camps. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2.ooo. HILL, KIMI
KODANI, ed. Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata's Art of the Internment. Berkeley:
Heydey Books ..."
"A story of Jeanne Wakatsuki's family's experiences in a n internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII. Jeanne has said that it took her 25 years to be able to talk about what happened. The Houstons also collaborated on teh screenplay for an award-winning film based on the book."
"During World War II a community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, a seven-year-old child, Manzanar be ..."
Farewell to Manzanar A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II by JeanneWakatsukiHouston Turtleback, 145 Pages, Published 1983 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-03203-2, ISBN: 0-606-03203-7
"Jeanne 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."Farewe ..."
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The American-born author describes her family's experience and impressions when they were forced to relocate to a camp for the Japanese in Owens Valley, California, during World War II."
"Jeanne 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."Farewe ..."
"Jeanne 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 thenation's #1 hit: "Don't Fence Me In." "Farewe ..."
Capra Back-to-Back Ser.(Reprint) One Can Think about Life after the Fish Is in the Canoe; Beyond Manzanar by James D. Houston, JeanneWakatsukiHouston Hardcover, 130 Pages, Published 1988 by Borgo Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8095-4102-7, ISBN: 0-8095-4102-5
"A Vietnam veteran discusses his support of a 250-bed orphanage during his two tours of duty in Vietnam, describing the plight of the children and the sometimes illicit operations he used to sustain the orphanage"