Those Who Helped Us by Kiku Hughes
Basketball-loving Sumiko Tanaka, 11, narrates this graphic novel about the World War II internment of Japanese Americans. Through her eyes, we watch as her family is forced from their home and subjected to indiscriminate racism as they are shipped off to Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho. But Sumiko and her 17-year-old sister Yuri also sees acts of charity and solidarity from her non-Japanese neighbors that make them hopeful for the future. As the young girls struggle with the horrors of being imprisoned in the dusty desert, they also finds solace in the fact that some people chose to help.Praise for We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration
It leaves you simultaneously furious, questioning ideas of loyalty and citizenship … and deeply movedMay all of us learn, and share, these stories.–Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
Highly recommended for high school and college classrooms.
–Terry Hong, Booklist
Ken Mochizuki is the author of the award-winning and bestselling children's picture books "Baseball Saved Us," "Heroes" and "Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story." He also wrote the young adult novel, "Beacon Hill Boys," the Living Voices performance piece "Within the Silence," and a musical version of "Baseball Saved Us" staged by Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. As a journalist and historian, he is the author of, and contributor to, several adult nonfiction histories.
Kiku Hughes is a cartoonist and illustrator based in the Seattle area. Her work has been featured in Beyond Anthology volumes 1 and 2, Short Box #6 and Team Avatar Tales. Her first graphic novel, "Displacement," was published by First Second in 2020.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781634050210 |
| ISBN 10 | 1634050215 |
| Title | Those Who Helped Us |
| Author | Kiku Hughes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chin Music Press |
| Year published | 2023-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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