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Welcome Home Swallows
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Welcome Home Swallows

By Marlene Shigekawa
Illustrated by Isao Kikuchi
2001, 32 pages, hardback.

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A poignant sequel to "Blue Jay In The Desert."

The main character Junior must adjust to his return home to California after spending three years in a World War II Japanese internment camp in Poston, Arizona. The story deals with issues of friendship, racism, sharing of tragedies, and family homecomings.

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About the Author Marlene Shigekawa

Born in Poston, Arizona during the internment, Marlene Shigekawa works as a management consultant to increase understanding of cultural diversity in organizations. A nationally known speaker and author of Succeeding In High Tech: A Guide To Building Your Career, she provides professional development workshops and cross cultural training to ethnically diverse groups.

Marlene lives with her husband and daughter in Oakland, California.

Blue Jay In The Desert was her first children's book.

About the Illustrator Isao Kikuchi

Born in Los Angeles, California, Isao is a graphic designer. He was interned in Manzanar Relocation Camp and is a veteran who fought for his country in World War II with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

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