Desert Exile
by Yoshiko Uchida
"The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family"
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Desert Exile by Yoshiko Uchida
Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Civilian
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
North America
Published Date:
2015
ISBN13:
9780295994758
Summary
Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family is a memoir by Yoshiko Uchida that chronicles her family's forced removal and incarceration during World War II. The book details their evacuation from Berkeley, California, to the Tanforan Assembly Center and later to the Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah. Through personal narrative, Uchida documents the profound loss of dignity, freedom, and property experienced by Japanese Americans during this dark chapter of American history, while also highlighting the resilience and strength of her family and community during their unjust imprisonment.
