Remembering Manzanar

by Cooper, Michael L.

• ISBN13: 9780618067787
• ISBN10: 0618067787
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Clarion Books

Summary

In this close look at the first relocation camp built for Japanese evacuees living on the West Coast after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, social historian Michael Cooper makes extensive use of the actual wordsfrom diaries, journals, memoirs, and news accountsof the people who were held behind barbed wire in the high California desert. Many were American citizens who felt betrayed by their country. They had to leave their jobs, their homes, and their friends and go live in crowded barracks, eat in noisy mess halls, and do without supplies or books for work or schooling. They showed remarkable bravery and resilience as they tried to lead normal lives, starting their own schools, playing baseball, attending Saturday night dances, and publishing their own newspaper. Archival photographs, some by Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange, augment the informative text. Manzanar is now a National Historic Site and hosts an annual pilgrimage that is attended by former internees, their families, and friends. Endnotes, Internet resources, index.

Author Biography

Michael L. Cooper has written books on various aspects of American history for young adults, including a companion book, Fighting for Honor: Japanese Americans and World War II, which was named a 2002 Best Book for Young Adults.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
The Photographers	ix
The Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage	1	(4)
Evacuation	5	(8)
The First Months at Manzanar	13	(30)
The Final Months at Manzanar	43	(14)
Manzanar Today	57	(7)
End Notes	64	(1)
Internet Resources	65	(2)
Index	67