1000 Red Stitches:

Robert Yano & the WWII 442nd Regiment

By Nancy Churnin

Illustrated by Kathryn Otoshi

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An award-winning author and illustrator combine
their talents to tell the powerful story of Robert Yano.

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During World War II, Yano and his family were interned along with thousands of other Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. That didn’t stop Yano from enlisting to fight for his country. The women in the camp sewed one thousand stitches into a traditional Japanese belt for him, something to wear under his uniform to protect him, as Japanese warriors had done for centuries. Yano fought with the 442nd Regiment, an all-Nisei unit that was famous for its daring successes. Known as the “Go for Broke” Regiment, these soldiers were willing to risk everything to fight for America and prove their patriotism.