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Sequel to: Obasan. Naomi Nakane, a Japanese Canadian woman, fights to get government compensation for the victims of wartime internment and confiscation of property in Canada.

A young girl, a third generation Japanese American, describes her experiences with her family after they were forced to leave their homes and imprisoned in an internment camp in Manzanar, California, during World War II.

Presents a detailed history of the treatment of the Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II, discussing evacuations, internment camps and their military service.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of champion baseball player Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese position player to switch from the Japanese League to the Major Leagues.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the Japanese-American internment during World War II, covering Pearl Harbor and anti-Japanese bias, evacuation and internment, life in the camps, legal battles, and remembrance and redress. Includes critical-thinking questions.

Naomi Nakane, a child of Japanese immigrant parents, is interned by the Canadians at the beginning of World War II when she is five years old.

On the eve of World War II, Hart, an Australian boy and Mitsy, a Japanese-Australian girl, fall in love but are driven apart.

Efforts to impress a visiting student from Japan cause Hank to hide his dyslexia while the gang makes enchiladas for a Multi-Cultural Day lunch, and Hank is afraid he was very wrong about the amount of chili powder called for in the recipe.

Describes the life and accomplishments of champion baseball player Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese position player to switch from the Japanese League to the Major Leagues.

A biography of the Seattle Mariners hitting and fielding star who won the MVP and Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 after a hugely successful career playing baseball in his native Japan.