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Farewell to Manzanar
Cover of the 1983 edition
1983 edition
AuthorJeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectJapanese American internment
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
1973
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages177
ISBN0-913374-04-0
OCLC673358

Farewell to Manzanar is a memoir published in 1973 by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston.[1][2] The book describes the experiences of Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family before, during, and following their relocation to the Manzanar internment camp due to the United States government's internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It was adapted into a made-for-TV movie in 1976 starring Yuki Shimoda, Nobu McCarthy, James Saito, Pat Morita, and Mako.[3]

  1. ^ Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki (1983) [1973]. Farewell To Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment. Laurel Leaf. ISBN 0-553-27258-6.
  2. ^ "Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston". Japanese American National Museum. 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  3. ^ "Farewell to Manzanar (1976) (TV)". National Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-03-07.

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