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Gr 5–8—In 1941, biracial Koji and his mother hear about the attacks on Pearl Harbor from their home in San Francisco. As tensions escalate, Mrs. Miyamoto volunteers to accompany her son to the Japanese relocation camp, where Koji has to navigate the hostile environment and the social pressures of the other teenage boys. Throughout all this, his father is absent, and Koji worries if he is th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Koji Miyamoto is living in San Francisco with his white mother; his father has had to return to Japan temporarily to deal with a family illness. On Koji's thirteenth birthday, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and his life changes. Despite being only half-Japanese, Koji is accused of being a "Jap spy" by classmates and harassed by streetcar operators and police; then forced to relocate...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

On Koji's thirteenth birthday, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. Despite being only half-Japanese, Koji is forced to report to the Alameda Downs Assembly Center...Log In or Sign Up to Read More