![]() ![]() ![]() After almost a year, he arrives at Manzanar however, he is a changed man in both appearance and habits. For the first year, Jeanne lives with Mama and her siblings in barracks, and the family waits for Papa to be released from his detainment. However, after the US enters WWII in 1941, Papa is arrested for possible espionage, and the family is forced to move to Manzanar camp in a remote location of inland California. Prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, she lives with her mother ( Mama), father (Papa), and many siblings in Long Beach, California. Jeanne narrates her experience as a seven-year-old girl living in a concentration camp for Japanese Americans during World War II (WWII). Content Warning: This guide discusses the US imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II it uses the phrase “concentration camp” to describe what were known at the time as “internment camps.” It also references alcohol addiction, domestic abuse, and racism/xenophobia. ![]()
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