Farewell to Manzanar, by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is the true story of a Japanese-American family's detention in California's Manzanar internment camp during World War II. ... She also tells what she took away from Manzanar after it was closed "a feeling of shame and determination to be accepted as an American. ... New School - (Queen Carnival) After leaving Manzanar, Jeanne begins to understand what all her problems meant. ... Jeanne does not want to think about Manzanar, but as she grows, she realizes that her life began and was shaped there. For her to be able ...

• Word Count: 422
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

I read the book "Farewell to Manzanar", by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. This book is about the Japanese internment camps that were set up in America during World War II, and how it affected this particular family. It tells the story of the separation of the family members, hardship...

• Word Count: 921
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The family is soon sent to Manzanar, a Japanese internment camp inland. ... The living quarters do not get better for a long time, but the War Department does send old clothes from World War I so that the people at Manzanar are not so cold. ... There, they always ate meals together, which they do not do at Manzanar. ...

• Word Count: 661
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School