Those Who Helped Us

Assisting Japanese Americans During the War

Kiku Hughes, Ken Mochizuki

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Chin Music Press
28 February 2023

Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction; Social & cultural history

The second installment in the series of graphic novels that began with Washington State Book Award FinalistWe Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration

Basketball-loving Sumiko Tanaka, then 11, narrates this graphic novel about the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Through her eyes, we watch as her family is forced from their home and subjected to indiscriminate racism as they are shipped off to the concentration camp called Minidoka in Idaho.

But Sumiko and her 17-year-old sister Yuri also see acts of charity and solidarity from their non-Japanese neighbors and friends in the Seattle area that make them hopeful for the future. As the young girls struggle with the horrors of being imprisoned in the dusty desert, they also find solace in the fact that some people chose to help. This story highlights the actual actions and experiences of those neighbors and friends.

By: Ken Mochizuki
Illustrated by: Kiku Hughes
Imprint: Chin Music Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 254mm,
ISBN: 9781634050210
ISBN 10: 1634050215
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 28 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Ken Mochizuki is the author of the award-winning and bestselling children's picture books ""Baseball Saved Us,"" ""Heroes"" and ""Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story."" He also wrote the young adult novel, ""Beacon Hill Boys,"" the Living Voices performance piece ""Within the Silence,"" and a musical version of ""Baseball Saved Us"" staged by Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. As a journalist and historian, he is the author of, and contributor to, several adult nonfiction histories. Kiku Hughes is a cartoonist and illustrator based in the Seattle area. Her work has been featured in Beyond Anthology volumes 1 and 2, Short Box #6 and Team Avatar Tales. Her first graphic novel, ""Displacement,"" was published by First Second in 2020."

Reviews for Those Who Helped Us: Assisting Japanese Americans During the War

Praise for We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration It leaves you simultaneously furious, questioning ideas of loyalty and citizenship … and deeply moved. May all of us learn, and share, these stories. –Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times Highly recommended for high school and college classrooms. –Terry Hong, Booklist