![]() ![]() ![]() The men are not being charged with a crime, but are being held for purposes of national security. Finally, Yuki’s father informs the family that he is being sent to an internment camp with other Japanese-American men. Eventually, the remaining family members are let go, but Yuki’s father does not return, and they have no news of him for a week. Within a few hours of the attacks, FBI agents arrive to arrest Yuki’s father and detain the rest of the family in their home. ![]() When the family hears about the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, they are shocked and worried about the future of the United States. The main character, eleven-year-old Yuki Sakane, lives with her father, mother, and older brother, Ken. Journey to Topaz is a fictional work heavily based on the time Uchida spent at a camp in Topaz, Utah. Uchida was a Japanese-American who, along with her family, survived internment in a US prison camp during World War II. Journey to Topaz is a 1971 young adult novel by Yoshiko Uchida. ![]()
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