... Immigrants were treated, to her stay at Manazar, and life after. While she does have many topics of talk about she does organize them well and makes them easy to read and understand. She splits the book into three parts, one dealing with a certain issues and ties them together well. She covers a time span of about thirty years or so, first ... know what she was talking about. She had the best source of all; personal experience and I think that adds a lot of merit and credibility to her work. Because one can read all of the books he wants about certain subject, but if you life through th...

• Word Count: 1195
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This extraordinary novel tells about a Japanese family that struggles to remain a family while living in an internment camp. The only thing that gave them the endurance and heart to go on was their national anthem. "May thy peaceful reign last long. May it last for thousands of years, Until this tiny stone will grow into a massive rock, and the moss will cover it deep and thick." This family goes through many hardships while living in Manzanar, some of them being having to live in barracks, living with a drunken father, and not eating their traditional foods. In my opinion, "Farewell to Manzan...

• Word Count: 201
• Approx Pages: 1
• 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