❤️ Love in the Library 📚 Kids Book Asian American Heritage Short Read Aloud Story

A young Japanese American woman imprisoned in an internment camp during WW2 struggles to maintain her hope for the future.

Mr. Paul reads aloud "Love in the Library" by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas Imamura. This short, touching picture book explores how young people endure difficult times, when their community has been imprisoned because of racial difference. In particular, it concerns Japanese Americans incarcerated at the Minidoka internment camp in the Idaho desert, which held as many as 13,000 people without judicial process during World War 2.

This storybook is an accessible way to explore a challenging aspect of America's wartime experience. It can be read by parents at bedtime, or in school during story time, and can be used as part of a larger conversation about civil liberties. It is recommended for students in third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade, though you may find it appeals to students outside of those ages. It is valuable reading at any time of year, while it is a perfect fit for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The central element of blossoming romance makes the story also suitable for Valentine's Day.

Music credits:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, by J.S. Bach
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