| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
D 811.5 B378 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
14165 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 805953353 (hardbound)
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| Language Code |
- Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Barz, Edna
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Sons of the rising sun
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - by Edna Barz
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Pittsburgh, PA :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Dorrance Pub.,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2002.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - vii, 160 p. :
- Other physical details - ill.,
- Dimensions - 24 x 16 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - Edna Barz and her husband, Harry, had dreams of seeing the world. From South Dakota, the opportunity for Harry to work in Philippine mines in northern Luzon presented itself in 1939, and the Barzes moved to the Philippines.
In this personal memoir, Edna recounts their life in the Philippines before the war, the sudden outbreak of hostilities, and the coming of the Japanese. The Barzes evacuated to the mountains and established a mountain hideout, where their son was born. The Japanese raided their camp, killing some of their companions; the young family evacuated to more remote areas and managed to survive there until early 1943, when they decided it was more prudent to surrender to the Japanese rather than live a difficult and uncertain life in the mountains. The family separated: Edna and her son were interned at Camp Holmes, while husband Harry was interrogated as to the whereabouts of other Americans. Eventually they were reunited, and the memoir describes life in the camp, transfer to Bilibid at the close of 1944, and liberation in February 1945. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Personal narratives, American.
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