I am America

Author

Lassieur, Allison Lee, Camellia Zenk, Molly Daley, Tracy Cummings, Judy Dodge Johnson, Anne E Chhabra, Maya

1) Journey to a promised land: a story of the Exodusters

Author

Lassieur, Allison

2) Lines we draw: a story of imprisoned Japanese Americans

Author

Lee, Camellia

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

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"Sumiko Adachi's life is uprooted when an arbitrary dividing line through Phoenix forces her family into a confinement camp"--Provided by publisher.

3) United to strike: a story of the Delano Grape workers

Author

Zenk, Molly

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"The Delano Grape Strike brings Filipino and Mexican farmworkers together, but threatens Tala Mendoza's relationship with her best friend"--Provided by publisher.

4) If the fire comes: a story of segregation during the Great Depression

Author

Daley, Tracy

Language

English

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"Joseph McCoy plans a secret project to help save an all-black Civilian Conservation Corps camp from being forced out of town in 1935 Elsinore, California"--

5) The miners' lament: a story of Latina activists in the Empire Zinc mine strike

Author

Cummings, Judy Dodge

6) The progress of our people: a story of Black representation at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

Author

Johnson, Anne E.

7) Stranger on the home front: a story of Indian immigrants and World War I

Author

Chhabra, Maya

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Living in California in 1916, Margaret Singh thinks nothing of the war in Europe or the cause of Indian independence until the United States enters the war, her father is arrested, and her own allegiances are called into question. Includes author's note.

8) When the earth dragon trembled: a story of Chinatown during the San Francisco earthquake and fire

Author

Cummings, Judy Dodge