A review by shoelessmama
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II, by Daniel James Brown

4.0

An important part of our history and I'm glad that an author of Brown's skill took it on. I really enjoyed the stories of the men the author chose to focus on as well as the narrative style. The way the story was told, as well as the anecdotal stories that gave added flavor, really shone a light on these men's dedication to their country and to proving their patriotism. It's sad that they needed to prove anything and the stories that were told about the racism towards Japanese-Americans were heartbreaking. It was nice to have a counterbalance of some good people who didn't judge the Japanese-Americans based on their ancestry. I think it's important to be honest about our history and to seek to learn about the negative aspects of our past as well as the positive.