38 pages • 1 hour read
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Desert Exile by Yoshiko Uchida poignantly recounts the Japanese American internment experience during WWII through the author's personal narrative. Reviewers praise its emotional depth and historical significance, though some feel its focus is narrow and lacks broader context. Overall, it is valued for its intimate portrayal of resilience and injustice.
A reader who would enjoy Desert Exile by Yoshiko Uchida is interested in personal narratives of resilience, historical accounts of Japanese American internment, and issues of social justice. Fans of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's Farewell to Manzanar and Miné Okubo’s Citizen 13660 would find this memoir compelling for its intimate portrayal of wartime struggles.
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Lexile Level
1280L