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BOOK GALLERY "MEILING IN CHINA CITY" |
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Written by Icy Smith Illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski |
| Based on a true story of events during World War II in Los Angeles China City, a 12-year-old Chinese American girl named Mei Ling Lee loses her best friend Yayeko Akiyama when she and her family were interned in the Manzanar War Relocation Center. By writing letters to each other, both young girls recount their painful separation and their lives in China City and Manzanar. |
| The vivid watercolor paintings warmly portray the real scenes of the demolished China City in Los Angeles and Manzanar. This unprecedented children's book depicts the hardships and cross-cultural experiences of Americans of Chinese and Japanese ancestry during the war years. |
East West Discovery Press P.O. Box 3585 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Pone: 310-545-3730, Fax: 310-545-3731 www.eastwestdiscovery.com |
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