Japanese Americans
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Minidoka National Historic Site
$23.99 Add to cartIn the vast sagebrush desert of Southern Idaho, Minidoka War Relocation Center had a short-lived and painful existence. The wartime operation incarcerated over 13,000 American citizens and legal resid… [more below]
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Wakatsuki, Hanako
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1467129402
- Language: English
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George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant Imagines Western North Carolina
$28.95 Add to cartWinner of the Thomas Wolfe Award
2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award Finalist
George Masa’s Wild Vision recounts the incredible, overlooked life of the photographer George Masa.
Self-taught- Series: Cold Mountain Fund
- Author: Martin, Brent
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1938235932
- Language: English
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Tokyo Dreaming
$18.99 Read moreReturn to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean’s New York Times bestseller Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to beloved rom-com Tokyo Ever After!
When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was- Series: Tokyo Ever After #2
- Author: Jean, Emiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 31, 2022
- ISBN10: 125076663X
- Language: English
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This Time Will Be Different
$15.99 Read moreA Kirkus Reviews Best Book * A 2020 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection
For fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon, critically acclaimed author Misa Sugiura delivers a richly cra
- Author: Sugiura, Misa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 006247345X
- Language: English
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Hiroshima Boy
$16.00 Add to cartThe seventh and final Mas Arai Mystery.
- Series: Mas Arai Mystery #7
- Author: Hirahara, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: March 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1945551089
- Language: English
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Strawberry Yellow: A Mas Arai Mystery
$15.00 Add to cartCurmudgeonly Japanese American gardener and unwitting detective Mas Arai is back in this fifth in the Edgar Award-winning series. Naomi Hirahara has created a memorable protagonist unlike any other: a
- Series: Mas Arai Mysteries #5
- Author: Hirahara, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 23 2013
- ISBN10: 1938849027
- Language: English
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The Thorn Puller
$18.95 Add to cartIntroducing Hiromi Ito, an award-winning Japanese author who has been compared to Haruki Murakami and Yoko Tawada.
- Author: Ito, Hiromi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 173762530X
- Language: English
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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves
$15.95 Add to cart“”Impeccably researched and beautifully written.” –Karen White, New York Times bestselling author
In this poignant and evocative novel by acclaimed author Kristina McMorris, a country is plunged into
- Author: McMorris, Kristina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 25 2019
- ISBN10: 1496725840
- Language: English
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The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America
$19.99 Add to cart“One of Ten Best History Books of 2021.” –Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told “tale that ul… [more below]
- Author: Pearson, Bradford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1982107049
- Language: English
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Gigi and Ojiji: Perfect Paper Cranes
$5.99 Add to cart“A cheery, gentle lesson on the importance of “practice makes -perfect.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
A Geisel Honor-winning series!
Gigi loves the Japan Day Festival! When Ojiji volunteers
- Series: I Can Read Level 3
- Author: Iwai, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0063208148
- Language: English
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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
$19.99 Add to cart* 4 Starred Reviews *
* An Indie Next List Pick *
“Playful, bold, and, much like its subject, full of grace.” –Jillian Tamaki, Caldecott Honor winner for This One Summer
“It Began with a Page tells Gy
- Author: Maclear, Kyo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0062447629
- Language: English
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Grandfather’s Journey 20th Anniversary: A Caldecott Award Winner
$19.99 Read moreIn this special anniversary edition with a new introduction of his Caldecott-winning classic, Allen Say gives us a poignant account of a family’s unique cross-cultural experience in America and Japan.
- Author: Say, Allen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0544050509
- Language: English
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Those Who Helped Us: Assisting Japanese Americans During the War
$19.95 Add to cartIn this blend of fiction and nonfiction, two young Japanese American sisters try to make sense of a world where their government imprisons them in World War II concentration camps while some of their … [more below]
- Author: Hughes, Kiku
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1634050215
- Language: English
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My Nest of Silence
$18.99 Read more“Evocative prose and illustrations bring to life…[the] heart-wrenching decisions and considerations that Japanese Americans had to face…[and] their endurance, sacrifices, and resilience, even as t… [more below]
- Author: Faulkner, Matt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1534477624
- Language: English
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Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese American Internment Camps
$17.00 Add to cartThe author at 16 years old was evacuated with her family to an internment camp for Japanese Americans, along with 110,000 other people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast. She faced an indef… [more below]
- Author: Gruenewald, Mary Matsuda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 18 2005
- ISBN10: 0939165538
- Language: English
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Keep It Together, Keiko Carter: A Wish Novel
$17.99 Read moreFans of Wendy Mass and Lisa Greenwald are sure to fall head-over-heels for this sweet story about first crushes, friendship drama, and finding the courage to stand up for yourself.
Seventh grade is sup… [more below]
- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 05 2020
- ISBN10: 1338607529
- Language: English
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Tokyo Ever After
$18.99 Read moreEmiko Jean’s New York Times bestseller and Reese Book Club Pick Tokyo Ever After is the “refreshing, spot-on” (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese American girl who discovers that
- Series: Tokyo Ever After #1
- Author: Jean, Emiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1250766605
- Language: English
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Farewell to Manzanar 50th Anniversary Edition
$22.99 Read moreJeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls her childhood at a Japanese incarceration camp in this engrossing memoir that has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. This spe
- Author: Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0063319055
- Language: English
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While I Was Away
$7.99 Add to cartNamed one of New York Public Library’s & Bank Street’s Best Books of the Year!
The Farewell meets Erin Entrada Kelly’s Blackbird Fly in this empowering middle grade memoir from debut author Waka T. Bro
- Author: Brown, Waka T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0063017121
- Language: English
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A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
$18.99 Add to cartAwarded an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor, this stunning picture book brings to life the imagination of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi.
(Cover image may vary.)- Author: Yang, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 0593203445
- Language: English
