Jeanne wakatsuki houston biography summary form
Jeanne wakatsuki houston biography summary form
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Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
American writer (1934–2024)
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (September 26, 1934 – December 21, 2024) was an American writer. Her writings primarily focused on ethnic identity formation in the United States of America.
She is best known for her autobiographical novelFarewell to Manzanar that narrates her personal experiences in World War IIincarceration camps. The book has been credited with sharing the story of the Japanese American incarceration with generations of young people.[1]
Life and career
Houston was born in Inglewood, California, on September 26, 1934.
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She was the youngest of four boys and six girls in the Wakatsuki family.[2] For the first seven years she experienced a normal childhood. She lived in Los Angeles, California until 1942 when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, causing her and her family to be incarcerated.
She and her family were forced to leave their home and be taken to Manzanar. They were t