Books like The Kikuchi diary by Charles Kikuchi

Piper Davis chronicles the impact of Pearl Harbor and WWII on her life as a Japanese-American girl, detailing her family's shift from peace to incarceration at Minidoka.

"Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent--nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens--who were forced into 'protective custody' shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations and witty, candid text. Now available with a new introduction by Christine Hong and in a wide-format artist edition, this graphic novel can reach a new generation of readers and scholars. '[Mine Okubo] took her months of life in the concentration camp and made it the material for this amusing, heart-breaking book. The moral is never expressed, but the wry pictures and the scanty words make the reader laugh--and if he is an American too--blush.' 'A remarkably objective and vivid and even humorous account. In dramatic and detailed drawings and brief text, she documents the whole episode. all that she saw, objectively, yet with a warmth of understanding'"--New York times book review"--

A young woman's journey of self-discovery and escape from the harsh realities of war-torn America in the 1940s, focusing on the themes of prejudice and the challenges faced by Japanese Americans during the World War II relocation program.

Twelve‑year‑old Ben Uchida records his daily life as a prisoner at Mirror Lake Internment Camp, a California holding site for Japanese Americans during World War II.