About This Lesson
The world has become a scary and confusing place for Taro and his brother, Jimmy who with their mother, must leave their home to move far away at a Japanese-American Internment camp where they live in a barrack that is surrounded by a fence with locked gates and armed guards. Jimmy can’t eat the unfamiliar food and is becoming listless and frail. Taro refuses to just watch his brother suffer. He is determined to help. This teacher discussion guide includes vocabulary, discussion questions, extension activities and additional resources.
