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Background

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue

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Part 1: “Shock”

Part 1, Chapters 1-4

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Part 2: “Exile”

Part 2, Chapters 5-8

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Part 3: “Kotonks and Buddhaheads”

Part 3, Chapters 9-12

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Part 4: “A Thousand Stitches”

Part 4, Chapters 13-16

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Part 5: “The Gates of Hell”

Part 5, Chapters 17-23

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Part 6: “Home”

Part 6, Chapter 24

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Epilogue

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Themes

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Index of Terms

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Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II