• Hardcover
• 246
• Uprooted
• Albert Marrin
• English
• 12 August 2020
• 9780553509373

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CHARACTERS ò Uprooted And suspicious of their loyalty kept them in concentration camps for the better part of four years   How could this have happened Uprooted takes a close look at the history of racism in America and carefully follows the treacherous path that led one of our nation’s most beloved presidents to make this decision Meanwhile it also illuminates the history of Japan and its own struggles with racism This is such an important read particularly in our current political climate

CHARACTERS ò Uprooted And xenophobia which led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor ultimately tying the two countries together   Today America is still filled with racial tension and personal liberty in wartime is as relevant a topic as ever Moving and impactful National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin’s sobering exploration of this monumental injustice shines as bright a light on current events as it does on the pas Albert Marrin s books always disappoint He chooses excellent material but he is unable to communicate the information to his target audience He always goes into textbook mode and loses my interest If he can t keep an adult interested it s highly unlikely a teen is going to see it through He starts off effectively talking about the bombing of Pearl Harbor At this point I have high hopes it s going to be a good book Then he goes way off topic in my opinion talking about Japan s history with China It ruins the book for me He needs to tighten up his writing Stick to the topic Write in narrative mode rather than textbook mode And dig deep to connect the reader emotionally Books about detainment camps should strike a nerve If he s trying he s not successful

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CHARACTERS ò Uprooted On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor comes a harrowing and enlightening look at the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II from National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin   Just seventy five years ago the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today it rounded up over 100000 of its own citizens based on nothing than their ancestry Just seventy five years ago the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today it rounded up over 100000 of its own citizens based on nothing than their ancestry and suspicious of their loyalty kept them in concentration camps for the better part of four years Uprooted takes a close look at the history of racism in America and carefully follows the treacherous path that led one of our nation s most beloved presidents to make this decision Meanwhile it also illuminates the history of Japan and its own struggles with racism and xenophobia which led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor ultimately tying the two countries together