How Long to Read Breaking the Silence

How Long Does it Take to Read Breaking the Silence?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Breaking the Silence by Yasuko I. Takezawa

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book is a unique interpretation of how wartime internment and the movement for redress affected Japanese Americans. Yasuko I. Takezawa, a Japanese national who has lived in the Japanese American community as well as in the larger American society, has a distinctive vantage point from which to assess the changing meaning of being a Japanese American. Takezawa focuses on the impact of two critical incidents in Japanese American history—the wartime evacuation and internment of more than a hundred thousand individuals and the redress campaign that resulted in an official apology and reparation payments from the U.S. government. Her book is a moving account filled with personal stories—both painful and joyous—told to her by Nisei and Sansei (second- and third-generation) interviewees in Seattle. Covering the period before, during, and after World War II, Takezawa captures the internal struggles of the Japanese American community in seeking redress. She shows how its members have handled identity crises caused by racial discrimination, evacuation and internment, and the long-prevalent American ideology of the melting pot. She is particularly skillful in comparing the differences between the generations as they sorted out their experiences and reconfirmed their ethnic identity through the redress movement.

How long is Breaking the Silence?

Breaking the Silence by Yasuko I. Takezawa is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Breaking the Silence Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Breaking the Silence aloud.

What Reading Level is Breaking the Silence?

Breaking the Silence is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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