Fred Korematsu speaks up / by Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi ; illustrations by Yutaka Houlette.
Atkins, Laura, author.; Yogi, Stan, author.; Houlette, Yutaka, illustrator.
2017
KF228.K59 A87 2017 (Mapit)
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Title Fred Korematsu speaks up / by Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi ; illustrations by Yutaka Houlette.
Author Atkins, Laura, author.
ISBN 9781597143684 (hardcover)
1597143685 (hardcover)
Published Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2017]
Language English
Description 103 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Call Number KF228.K59 A87 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 341.6/7 B
Summary "Fred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his friends--just like lots of other Americans. But everything changed when the United States went to war with Japan in 1941 and the government forced all people of Japanese ancestry to leave their homes on the West Coast and move to distant prison camps. This included Fred, whose parents had immigrated to the United States from Japan many years before. But Fred refused to go. He knew that what the government was doing was unfair. And when he got put in jail for resisting, he knew he couldn't give up. Inspired by the award-winning book for adults Wherever There's a Fight, the Fighting for Justice series introduces young readers to real-life heroes and heroines of social progress. The story of Fred Korematsu's fight against discrimination explores the life of one courageous person who made the United States a fairer place for all Americans, and it encourages all of us to speak up for justice."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index.
Awards Jane Addams Award, 2018.
Added Author Yogi, Stan, author.
Houlette, Yutaka, illustrator.
Series Fighting for justice.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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Getting a haircut
Pruning roses
Being a teen
Exploding, 1941
Deciding to defy
Saying yes
Living in a horse stall
Feeling like an orphan
Getting the letter
Rebuilding, 1945 to 1966
Uncovering lies, 1982
Making the case, 1983
Speaking up for justice: from Fred's day to ours
My father, by Karen Korematsu.

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