Pub Date: August 12, 2008
Dewey: B
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 8.90" L x 5.90" W ( 1.20 lbs) 308 pages
BISAC Categories:
Biography and Autobiography | General | Social Science | Cultural and Ethnic Studies | Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies
Series: Oregon Reads
Description: In 1903, Masuo Yasui came to America and eventually became a successful orchardist and father of eight children. But the "relocation" of Japanese Americans during World War II caused Yasui to take his own life. The Yasui family opened its records and memories to Lauren Kessler, who writes a social history that rings with truth and drama. Photographs.