A review by cgcpoems
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston

dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

There’s no reason this book shouldn’t be studied in tandem with Anne Frank’s diary when you’re learning about World War 2 in middle & high school. This was a well-written, easy to read, firsthand account of what it was like to be at Manzanar, accessible enough that a teenager or almost teenager could certainly read & absorb it.

I’m glad to have read this, & can confidently say it’s a title that I think everyone (especially white Americans) should pick up.