I definitely agree with what Candace said about fear. The theme in both of these stories is forced relocation, with the Japanese Americans and the Native Americans. They were both forced to relocate because of the fear in Americans of how these people might hurt them. They were both told through the eyes of children, which, a lot of the time, is more touching than when a story like this is told by an adult. This is a great way to teach children about times like these, through people like them. It allows kids to put themselves in the situation to understand completely the way they feel.