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My lost freedom : a Japanese American World War II story / George Takei ; illustrated by Michelle Lee.
February 19, 1942. George Takei is four years old when his world changes forever. Two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares anyone of Japanese descent an enemy of the United States. George and his family were American in every way. They had done nothing wrong. But because of their Japanese ancestry, they were removed from their home in California and forced into camps with thousands of other families who looked like theirs. Over the next three years, George had three different “homes”: the Santa Anita racetrack, swampy Camp Rohwer, and infamous Tule Lake. But even though they were now living behind barbed wire fences and surrounded by armed soldiers, his mother and father did everything they could to keep the family safe. In My Lost Freedom , George Takei looks back at his own memories to help children today understand what it feels like to be treated as an enemy by your own country. Featuring powerful meticulously researched watercolor paintings, this is a story of a family’s courage, a young boy’s resilience, and the importance of staying true to yourself in the face of injustice.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593566350
- ISBN: 0593566351
- ISBN: 9780593566367
- ISBN: 059356636X
- ISBN: 9780593566398
- ISBN: 0593566394
- Physical Description: 47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 x 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8 Crown Books for Young Readers. |
| Awards Note: | CYBILS Award Nominee for Elementary Non-Fiction (2024) |
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| Genre: | Nonfiction History Juvenile works Picture books. Autobiographies. |
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Summary:
February 19, 1942. George Takei is four years old when his world changes forever. Two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares anyone of Japanese descent an enemy of the United States. George and his family were American in every way. They had done nothing wrong. But because of their Japanese ancestry, they were removed from their home in California and forced into camps with thousands of other families who looked like theirs. Over the next three years, George had three different “homes”: the Santa Anita racetrack, swampy Camp Rohwer, and infamous Tule Lake. But even though they were now living behind barbed wire fences and surrounded by armed soldiers, his mother and father did everything they could to keep the family safe. In My Lost Freedom , George Takei looks back at his own memories to help children today understand what it feels like to be treated as an enemy by your own country. Featuring powerful meticulously researched watercolor paintings, this is a story of a family’s courage, a young boy’s resilience, and the importance of staying true to yourself in the face of injustice.
