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Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
Daniel James Brown
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Viking/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-46566-0
Keywords: Lost Battalion, Dachau, U.S. Constitution, Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese American incarceration camps
Spotlight on three American boys who served with valor in the racially segregated, ultimately legendary, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, as their families faced stateside racist hysteria. Archival photos and maps. Index, sources. Young readers edition.