https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb Ken Mochizuki en-us 2022-01-03 16:45:59 UTC 2025-08-21 00:57:18 UTC hello@padlet.com sjrepa https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1974360476 The story is told through the point of view of Hiroki Sugihara, a Japanese child who lives with his family in Lithuania. His father, Chiune Sugihara, was a Japanese diplomat to Lithuania. One day in 1940, hundreds of Jewish refugees from Poland crowd outside their home in hopes Sugihara can write them visas to Japan where they can find safety. However, Sugihara must have permission from the Japanese government to write so many visas, which he is denied multiple times. The family as a whole decides it is the right choice to risk his job to save the hundreds to refugees who have come to him for help. Sugihara works vigorously to write as many visas as he can until the Soviet Union forces the family from their home. ]]> 2022-01-04 14:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1974360476 sjrepa https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1974434088 Award guidelines: Jane Addams Children's Book award: Japa. Jane Addams Peace Association. (2021, November 21). Retrieved January 4, 2022, from https://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/book-award/award-guidelines/

Banks, J. A. (2019). In An introduction to multicultural education (fourth). essay, Pearson.

Mochizuki, K. (1997). In Passage to Freedom: the Sugihara Story. story, Lee & Low Books. ]]> 2022-01-04 15:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1974434088 sjrepa https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1974445361 Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story fits most most of the criteria for the Jane Adams Children's Book Award. Sugihara is very considerate of the Jewish refugees need and the great danger they are in. His decision to violate his government's policy on issuing visas was made cause he knew the refugees may be brought to death if he did not take action. First, he brought a few men from the crowd to explain their situation and why they came to his home. Sugihara did not have to resort to any form of violence to help them, he simply just had to write each refugee permission to travel to where they were safe. Courage was shown by Sugihara by what he did to help the Jewish refugees, as he could get in trouble by both the Japanese government for heavily surpassing his visa limit, and by German forces for assisting the Jewish in escaping from them. Overall, the book exemplifies how one selflessly risks themselves to nonviolently save those of another culture facing persecution, all key defining points in the criteria for the award. The only criteria that the book does not match at all is the point of gender equality, as there the focus is on the Jewish religion regardless of gender.]]> 2022-01-04 15:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1974445361 sjrepa https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1975017006 "A remarkable account of personal bravery and moral courage involves the true story of Chiune Sugihara" (CCBC). This statement from CCBC's review perfectly supports the book's case for the award. Sugihara's makes a personal decision to chose morals over his assigned duty to combat against an act of social injustice. 

"It is a remarkable act of heroism and humanity and an important lesson" (Courtot). Ultimately, Sugihara's actions were intended to save human lives. Heroism is a clear key word in describing the theme of social justice in the book.]]> 2022-01-04 19:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1975017006 sjrepa https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1975019741 2022-01-04 19:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1975019741 sjrepa https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1977357701 "Another major goal of multicultural education is to reduce the pain and discrimination that members of some ethnic and racial groups" (Banks, Page 3). Although Bank's article is focused on current education over an actual historical event, this particular goal discussed can be applied to the plot of the story. Clearly, the Jewish refugees visiting Sugihara was facing extreme discrimination, and Sugihara's efforts allowed them to escape such discriminations. This story/event thoroughly exemplifies the importance of eliminating ethnical prejudice. ]]> 2022-01-05 20:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sjrepa/wvf4uaqqp2jdrokb/wish/1977357701