Journey Home
World War II is raging. Yuki and her Japanese- American family are forced from their home in California and imprisoned in a U.S. concentration camp called Topaz. After months of unbearable life in Topaz, Yuki and her family are finally released and can begin their “journey home”.
Write your response in at least 5-10 complete sentences. You may use your book to answer these questions.
Journey Home is filled with hardship and struggle for Japanese- American families, like Yuki’s. Give 3 specific examples of discrimination and violence that Yuki and her family face.
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan states, “We admit a wrong,” and issues an official government apology for the wrongful forced removal and incarceration of Japanese immigrant and Japanese Americans. Every living survivor receives a letter of apology and $20,000… for their losses. Do you think this could ever be enough? Why or why not? Give 3 specific examples from the novel Journey Home, by Yoshiko Uchida to support your opinion.
