Naomi's Road
E821967
Naomi's Road is a children's novel by Joy Kogawa that portrays the experiences of a young Japanese Canadian girl during World War II and the internment of Japanese Canadians.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | children's novel ⓘ |
| author | Joy Kogawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events of Japanese Canadian internment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts |
internment of Japanese Canadians
ⓘ
relocation of Japanese Canadians from the West Coast ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching about Japanese Canadian history
ⓘ
teaching about World War II home-front experiences ⓘ |
| follows | experiences of a young Japanese Canadian girl ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
opera
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | Japanese Canadian community ⓘ |
| hasTargetCurriculumArea |
history
ⓘ
language arts ⓘ social studies ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
young readers ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Naomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese Canadian internment camps ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
child's perspective on internment
ⓘ
effects of wartime policies on families ⓘ |
| protagonist | Naomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Obasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring |
Japanese Canadian internment
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Canadian history
ⓘ
Japanese Canadians NERFINISHED ⓘ civil liberties in wartime ⓘ |
| theme |
discrimination
ⓘ
family separation ⓘ identity ⓘ loss ⓘ racism ⓘ resilience ⓘ war and its impact on children ⓘ |
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