Those Who Helped Us by Kiku Hughes

Those Who Helped Us by Kiku Hughes

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In 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 friends and neighbors come to their aid.

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Those Who Helped Us by Kiku Hughes

In 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 friends and neighbors come to their aid.

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.