{"product_id":"american-jap-girl-a-samurai-daughters-ikigai-from-incarceration-to-legacy-paperback","title":"American Jap Girl: A Samurai Daughter's Ikigai-From Incarceration to Legacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Y. Okumoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncarceration to Inspiration: Ikigai Legacy of an American Jap Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1925, three-year-old Tome, one of nine children, is abandoned by her birth parents. Raised by a foster family who instill in her the Bushido code of honor and perseverance, she grows up believing she's an all-American girl-until America brands her a \"Jap.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Executive Order 9066 uproots her family and confines them behind barbed wire, Tome endures injustice with quiet strength, guided by her purpose: her ikigai. Through war, poverty, and personal tragedy, including a desperate moment of near suicide-halted by her young son Richard's cry, \"No, Mommy, no!\"-she transforms pain into determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Jap Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, told in Tome's posthumous voice and reconstructed from family journals, reclaims a racial slur as a symbol of resilience and belonging. Spanning from the Great Depression to the rise of postwar California, Tome's story is a testament to one woman's defiance against the myth of inferiority and her transformation of suffering into legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091192541485,"sku":"9781971076010","price":17.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/american-jap-girl-a-samurai-daughters-ikigai-from-incarceration-to-legacy-paperback-8328009.webp?v=1780162458","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/american-jap-girl-a-samurai-daughters-ikigai-from-incarceration-to-legacy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}