The Invisible Thread

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The Invisible Thread
Author Yoshiko Uchida
GenreAutobiography
Publication date
1991

The Invisible Thread is an autobiography written by Yoshiko Uchida and published in 1991. The book is a memoir of her childhood during World War II. [1]

It describes her childhood in Berkeley as a second-generation Japanese American [2] and her life after she and her family were sent to a Japanese internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Adamson, Lynda G. (1998). Literature Connections to American History, K-6: Resources to Enhance and Entice. ABC-CLIO. p. 437. ISBN   978-1-56308-502-4.
  2. "The Invisible Thread by Yoshiko Uchida | Scholastic". www.scholastic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.