... this meant at the time, but her father ("Papa") is taken away from her on the grounds that he might be delivering goods and secrets to the Japanese. Jeanne's mother ("Mama") moves her remaining children to Terminal Island, where they live among other Japanese Americans for the first time. There, Jeanne is afraid of the Asians around her, partly because she ... has never lived among any. Soon, the government moves the Japanese Americans to Boyle Heights, a ghetto in Los Angeles. Before they go, Mama must pare down her belongings to what they can carry. She tries to sell her valuable and ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... of the students said, "Gee, I didn't know you could speak English." (157) Jeanne tried to become an American as possible. On the other hand, it was Melba's first day of school at Central High School, and everybody was shouting, "Niggers, go home! Niggers, go back where you belong!" (35) Melba didn't mind them and continued walking. These ... still fought until the end. Jeanne and Melba both got what they wanted. Both girls face problems with their family. Jeanne's family problem was with her father's drinking alcohol. "Day after day he would sip his rice wine or apricot brandy, sip till...

• Word Count: 1066
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... takes over and as they come to a stop Jeanne yells out "Hey! This whole bus is full of Wakatsukis!" the tension is broken by the following laughter. Even that first day at Manzanar it was obvious there would be problems, fruit over rice? What an outrage, yet fear and pride kept them from saying anything, " no one dared protest." I wonder, did ... in the story as a strong, traditional man of great pride and dignity, Manzanar transforms him into a man full of shame and fury, a bitter, sad man. "No one could pacify him. Mama got nothing but threats and abuse for her attempts to comfort him...

• Word Count: 859
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School