Review: In 'Facing the Mountain,' the paradox of Japanese American internment
J. Ford Huffman May 10, 2021Updated: May 12, 2021, 6:27 pm “Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II” by Daniel James Brown. Photo: Viking In his 2014 book “The Boys in the Boat,” Daniel James Brown told the story of how the University of Washington’s rowing team won an Olympic gold medal. Brown’s latest narrative is about another bunch of working-class kids, whose lives were upended by the start of World War II. “Facing the Mountain” details the predicament and the plight of Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor ...
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