Journey to Topaz is a book about the tragic treatment of Japanese Americans as a result of the WWII bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan. I knew about this time in history, but never heard a story written by someone who had lived through it.The characters are well developed and through his words the author allows you to feel what his characters are feeling and view the events that unfolded in their unique perspective. The book tells the story of a family whose normal American life in California is completely changed even though they personally have done nothing against America. First the father is taken away by the FBI to an internment camp,or prisoner of war camp. He is considered an enemy alien simply because he is a first generation Japanese immigrant who is a business executive with ties to Japan. The story then tells what the family has to do in order to prepare to go to a different camp themselves, including selling their furniture and giving away a beloved dog to a stranger. The author then gives details of the life they must endure along with hundreds of other families that were taken to the camps. As a lover of history I enjoyed reading this book and felt it was worth "talking" about. If you liked this story as much as I did, try the sequel called Journey Home.
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