Why Japanese American literature? -- Essential background information and context -- Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's Farewell to Manzanar -- Teaching Farewell to Manzanar on Screen -- Lawson Fusao Inada's poetry -- Hisaye Yamamoto's Short Stories -- Connecting Japanese American literature to current events
Summary
"Offers texts and activities for teaching about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, including poems, short stories, and text and film versions of Farewell to Manzanar."--Provided by publisher