Desert Exile (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Yoshiko Uchida
- First Published: 1982
- Time of Work: 1942–1945
- Setting: California and Utah
- Principal Characters: Yoshiko Uchida, Dwight Takashi Uchida, Iku Umegaki Uchida, Keiko Uchida
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Family or family life, United States or Americans, Prisoners, Autobiography, World War II, Patriotism, Asian Americans, Japanese Americans
- Locales: California, Utah
Form and Content
In Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family, Yoshiko Uchida blends an autobiography, a review of American war policy during World War II from the Japanese-American point of view, and a sociological study of human beings incarcerated under primitive conditions. While her main emphasis is on her years in relocation camps (1942–1945), Uchida provides information on her family background in order to set the stage for these events. The first two chapters discuss her parents’ roots in Japan and their move to California. While Issei...
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