{"product_id":"farewell-to-manzanar-9781328742117","title":"Farewell to Manzanar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls her childhood at a Japanese incarceration camp in this engrossing memoir that has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. This special 50th-anniversary edition features a new cover, a foreword by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and acclaimed author Traci Chee, and photographs of life at the camp by Toyo Miyatake.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring World War II the incarceration camp called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose? To house thousands of Japanese Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFarewell to Manzanar, \u003c\/em\u003eJeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was and the experiences of her family. She relays the mundane and remarkable details of daily life during an extraordinary period of American history: The wartime imprisonment of civilians, most native-born Americans, in their own country, without trial, and by their fellow Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment as well as the dignity and resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeanne Wakatsuki Houston\u003c\/b\u003e was born in California in 1934. She attended San Jose State University, where she met her husband, James D. Houston. For their teleplay for the NBC drama based on \u003ci\u003eFarewell to Manzanar, \u003c\/i\u003e they received the prestigious Humanitas Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames D. Houston\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2009) was the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Paradise, \u003c\/i\u003e which received a 1999 American Book Award for fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574998569234,"sku":"9781328742117","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_369af5f8-743d-466a-84ff-6e0e9669c336.jpg?v=1731977243","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/farewell-to-manzanar-9781328742117","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}