Only What We Could Carry is an excellent story which gives readers an incredible perspective as to the horrors, challenges, and unfair reality of what Japanese-Americans had to face during their relocation to internment camps. The story’s title describes how Japanese Americans were allowed to bring only the minimal amount of what they could carry. Despite the unfair treatment Japanese Americans were subjected to, many did the best they could to make the best of their situation. ( )

In this book the author gives an account of the Japanese internment camp experience. The prisoners were only allowed to bring one suitcase. sadly, it was just what they could carry. And yet, they made the best of their situation with what they had. ( )