When I first learned about the internment camps created for Japanese-Americans, I was quite shocked. My grandfather served our country at that time, and I always think of him when WWII is mentioned. This story was of particular interest to me, because I love to study the historical events of WWII.

It also descibes the redress made by the US Federal Goverment. The Bracelet includes an afterword that shines more light upon the historical events that led up to the creation of Internment Camps to imprison Japanese-Americans. “Those are things we can carry in our hearts and take with us no matter where we are sent.” In fact, you don’t ever have to have something to remember someone. Emi eventually learns with her mother’s help that she doesn’t have to have the bracelet to remember her special friend. After her arrival, Emi loses the bracelet that Laurie gave her. Shortly after, Emi and her family are sent to a racetrack that has been converted to a dentention camp. Instead, her friend Laurie is at the door with a gift for Emi – a bracelet to remember her by.

A knock at the door has Emi hoping that a messenger has arrived. “The house was like a gift box after the nice thing inside was gone just a lot of nothingness.” Emi, along with her mother and older sister, are being forced to pack up their belongings to go to an internment camp, because they are Japanese-Americans. The story begins with a young girl, Emi, reflecting upon how her home used to look. The Bracelet is a beautiful story that illustrates a dark time during American History – a time when Americans persecuted Japanese-Americans and placed them in interment camps.

The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida