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ERIC Number: EJ658974
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-2840
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Reconciling Memories of Internment Camp Experiences During WWII in Children's and Young Adult Literature.
Glasgow, Jacqueline N.
ALAN Review, v30 n1 p41-45 Fall 2002
Examines the uprooting of Japanese Americans during World War II as portrayed in children's/young adult literature. Discovers the triumph of the spirit of the survivors and replaces suppressed images with empowering ones. Considers stories and narratives in literature as a resource through which readers might shape their understanding of the Japanese Internment Camps. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Japanese Americans, Memory, Secondary Education, World War II
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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