Steven A. Chin

When Justice Failed: the Fred Korematsu Story is told from the perspective of a daughter telling her father’s story as he struggles through the social injustice that Japanese-Americans went through after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It details his journey as he fights for the rights he deserves as an American. Through the process, he fights the Supreme Court and all obstacles for his freedom.
Steven A. Chin’s book depicts the rights of an American despite the person’s ancestry. In the show more story, Fred Korematsu goes against all odds to ensure that he is receiving the rights that any other American has. This book will benefits students in grade three and up because it is a chapter book that is easy for students to read. Also, it will touch upon the injustice that Japanese-Americans felt during this time period in a relatable manner since the story is a flashback. show less

This was a little wordy for the kids (6.5 and 3 years old) but they got through it and I think my older one got some interesting facts out of it.

Norman Ah Sing is a successful, newly-arrived Chinese grocer in the San Francisco of the 1850s. He is thrilled to be in the Land of the Golden Mountain. His delight prompts him to invite all to celebrate the Lunar New Year and to organize the first big celebration in 1851 Chinatown.

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