While Americans fought for freedom and democracy abroad, fear and
suspicion towards Japanese Americans swept the country after Japan's
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Culling information from extensive,
previously unpublished interviews and oral histories with Japanese
American survivors of internment camps, Martin W. Sandler gives an
in-depth account of their lives before, during their imprisonment, and
after their release. Bringing readers inside life in the internment
camps and explaining how a country that is built on the ideals of
freedom for all could have such a dark mark on its history, this
in-depth look at a troubling period of American history sheds light on
the prejudices in today's world and provides the historical context we
need to prevent similar abuses of power.