Farewell to Manzanar 1
This detail from Chapter 1 best reveals Papa as confident and proud of providing for his family.
What is Papa taking risks and running his own fishing business?
This event caused the fishing boats to return to the dock shortly after leaving
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This Japanese phrase used in Chapter 2 means “there is nothing we can do about it.”
What is “shikata ga nai”?
This was the family’s first home, located among Japanese fishing families.
What is Terminal Island?
How old was Jeannie when she arrived at camp?
7 years old
This neighborhood is where Mama attempted to restart family life after disruption.
What is Ocean Park?
After the fishing boats returned, this happened to Papa.
What is being arrested by the FBI on suspicion of aiding the enemy?
After Papa was taken away, this family member became the leader of the household.
Who is Mama?
. This wartime camp was surrounded by guard towers and barbed wire.
What is Manzanar?
When Jeanne arrived at her new school after leaving the camp what was the activity that surprised one of the girls in her class?
She read out loud from a book in perfect English?
What work did Mama start doing at Manzanar camp?
What is dietician?
What document stated that the War Department to define military areas in Western states and exclude anyone who might be considered a war treat?
What is executive order 9066 ?
Who prevented Papa from beating Mama in the barracks?
Who is Kiyo?
What is the paper called that they had to sign either yes, yes or no, no?
What is the loyalty oath?
At her new school after leaving the camp what activity did Jeanne do that gained a lot of positive attention for?
What is baton twirling?
This was the effect of Papa’s violent behavior on the Wakatsuki family.
What is fear, stress, and emotional distance?
With Papa gone, this family member took responsibility for leading the Wakatsuki family.
Who is Woody Wakatsuki?
This activity Jeanne joined was later stopped because Papa disapproved when he returned.
To restart their lives, the Wakatsuki children chose to return to this city.
What is Los Angeles?
What is the name of all the negative posters and advertisements in the newspaper promoting anti Japanese fear called?
What is propaganda?
Why was Jeanne afraid when she arrived at Terminal Island?
This was the first time she had lived among Japanese people ?
This major event happened to Woody in Chapter 15.
What is being drafted?
What does inu mean?
Dog or traitor?
Name two activities/hobbies Papa started to do in Manzanar?
What is carving furniture, rock collecting and watercolor painting?
These were some of the rumors Japanese Americans heard from the “outside world” after leaving camp.
What are reports that former internees were being excluded/ attacked and lack of housing?