Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids behind Barbed Wire

This book draws on a classroom diary made by Japanese American children to portray daily life at Topaz during World War II. Mae Yanagi was eight when she began school there, and the account centers on the experiences of children in a third-grade class at the Utah relocation camp. Their personal stories document life behind barbed wire and offer a primary-source view of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during the war.