The Invisible Thread: An Autobiography
by Yoshiko Uchida
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Children's author, Yoshiko Uchido, describes growing up in Berkeley, California, as a Nisei, second generation Japanese American, and her family's internment in a Nevada concentration camp during World War II.Tags
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This is the biography of a Japanese-American author who grew up in Berkeley in the 1920s-30s and then went to internment camps in the 1940s. She describes her family, friends, and life in loving detail; I especially enjoyed the parts about (and pictures of) her early writing and dogs. Her reflections as a person between cultures are poignant, as are her day-to-day experiences while in camps.
Uchida was a children's author and this is categorized as a children's biography, but it's appropriate for all ages.
Uchida was a children's author and this is categorized as a children's biography, but it's appropriate for all ages.
Powerful and heartbreaking. I cannot wait to teach an excerpt of this to my students this fall. Everyone needs to read it.
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- Original publication date
- 1991
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); World War II, Pacific Theater (1941-12-07 | 1945-09-02); Japanese-American Internment (1942 | 1945)
- Dedication
- In memory of my parents for their unending love and grace and to my sister for being my best friend.
- First words
- "If you tell Mama...all right for you!" my sister Keiko threatens.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Most of all, I ask them to be vigilant, so that such a tragedy will never happen to any group of people in America ever again.
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- Languages
- English
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- ISBNs
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