Schools behind Barbed Wire The Untold Story of Wartime Internment and the Children of Arrested Enemy Aliens

by Riley, Karen L.

• ISBN13: 9780742501713
• ISBN10: 074250171X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-18
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Often overlooked in the infamous history of U.S. internment during World War II is the plight of internee children. Drawn from personal interviews and multiple primary source materials, Schools behind Barbed Wire is the story of the boys and girls who grew up in the Crystal City, TX internment camp and spent the war years attending one of its three internment camp schools. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Interrupted Lives	p. 1
Day of Infamy and Beyond	p. 15
From Migrant Camp to Internment Camp	p. 31
An Onion Crate and a Box of Chalk	p. 43
The German School: Deutschland uber alles	p. 53
The German School: Organization, Curriculum, and Teachers	p. 69
Vocational Education, Box Kites, and Brahms	p. 81
The Japanese Struggle for Control	p. 89
The Japanese School and Curriculum: Yamato Damashii	p. 101
Sports, Scouts, Kenkyu Kai, and Adult Education	p. 111
The American Schools: Happy Days Are Here Again	p. 121
The American Schools: Organization, Teachers, and Curriculum	p. 133
School Days, School Days, Dear Old Golden Rule Days	p. 147
Reflections and Epilogue	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 163
Index	p. 169
About the Author	p. 175
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