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Zitlow, Connie S.; Stover, Lois – ALAN Review, 1998
Explores the wealth of literature by and about Japan and Japanese Americans. Presents a structure for a history unit focusing on Japanese Americans. Summarizes curricular and literary issues to consider. Presents annotations of 69 works of literature and reference and teaching materials. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, History Instruction

Glasgow, Jacqueline N. – ALAN Review, 2002
Examines the uprooting of Japanese Americans during World War II as portrayed in children's/young adult literature. Discovers the triumph of the spirit of the survivors and replaces suppressed images with empowering ones. Considers stories and narratives in literature as a resource through which readers might shape their understanding of the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Japanese Americans