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Full Glossary for Farewell to Manzanar

Jean Harlow a movie star and platinum blond sex symbol of the 1930s.

Jive Bombers a swing dance band named with a pun on dive bombers, reminiscent of the notorious kamikaze, or suicide bombers, who deliber­ately crashed planes onto the decks of American ships.

judo a technique of self-defense, using no weapons.

kabuki a popular, stylized Japanese theater performance featuring melodramatic colorful costumes, wigs, makeup, posturing, singing, and dancing.

kendo dueling with bamboo swords.

Kyushu Japan's deep south, the southernmost of the four major islands in the island chain.

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