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The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel Brown

Traces the story of an American rowing team from the University of Washington that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of such contributors as their enigmatic coach, a visionary boat builder and a homeless teen rower. By the author of Under a Flaming Sky.
Bridge to the sun : the secret role of the Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific in World War II
by Bruce B. Henderson

The best-selling author of Sons and Soldiers tells the story of the Japanese American U.S. Army soldiers who fought in the Pacific theater while their families were back home in America held in government internment camps. Illustrations.
Facing the mountain : a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
by Daniel James Brown

Based on extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep archival research, the New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat chronicles the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe. Illustrations. Maps.
Years of infamy : the untold story of America's concentration camps
by Michi Weglyn

Documents the World War II internment of Japanese Americans
Honor before glory : the epic World War II story of the Japanese American GIs who rescued the Lost Battalion
by Scott McGaugh

The founding marketing director of the USS Midway Museum in San Diego presents the dramatic story of the famous Go-for-Broke regiment, whose soldiers had volunteered for combat from within America¡s internment camps and who went on to become the most decorated unit of its size in World War II.
Infamy : the shocking story of the Japanese American internment in World War II
by Richard Reeves

An authoritative account of Japanese-internment activities during World War II draws on survivor testimonies and personal correspondences to illuminate the injustices suffered by detainees and the stories of those who tried to advocate on their behalf.
Just Americans : how Japanese Americans won a war at home and abroad
by Robert Asahina

Documents the story of the Japanese-American 100th Battalion/442d Regimental Combat Team of World War II, a segregated unit of Japanese-American soldiers that became the nation's most decorated unit, in an account that traces their pivotal contributions in October and November of 1944
Only what we could carry : the Japanese American internment experience
by Lawson Fusao Inada

Personal documents, art, propoganda, and stories express the Japanese American experience in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Last witnesses : reflections on the wartime internment of Japanese Americans
by Erica Harth

A rich collection of personal histories from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds takes readers inside the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
They called us enemy
by George Takei

Presents a graphic memoir detailing the author's experiences as a child prisoner in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II, reflecting on the choices his family made in the face of institutionalized racism

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