**Recommended by The New York Public Library as one of its 50 best
comics for adults**
**A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection**
Traitor or hero? Discover the truth behind the legendary Tokyo Rose.
Tokyo Rose: Zero Hour tells the true story of Iva Toguri, a Japanese
American woman who was visiting her relatives in Tokyo shortly before
the attack on Pearl Harbor. Trapped in Japan, Iva refused to renounce
her American citizenship. But she was forced to take a job with Radio
Tokyo to host "Zero Hour," a propaganda broadcast aimed at demoralizing
American troops--in the role of the infamous Tokyo Rose, "The Siren of
the Pacific."
The dramatic events recounted in this story include:
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Iva's arrest by the Americans, who eventually found that her actions
were blameless
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Her emotional return to the United States and the racially-motivated
public outcry that led to her re-arrest and prosecution for treason
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The dishonest actions of prosecutors who coerced witnesses into
providing false evidence against her
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The six years she spent in prison, and her eventual pardon by
President Ford in 1977
Written by Andre Frattino and illustrated by Kate Kasenow, Tokyo Rose:
Zero Hour has an introduction explaining the "Tokyo Rose" phenomenon
and the devastating effects of World War II on Asian-American
communities that continue to reverberate. In a world rife with
misinformation and racial prejudice, the story of Tokyo Rose has never
been more relevant.
