{"product_id":"only-what-we-could-carry-the-japanese-american-internment-experience-paperback","title":"Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience - 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\u003eLawson Fusao Inada\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePatricia Wakida\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hohri\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive anthology of Japanese American internment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In these stories are lifted up our humanity, our indomitable spirit and dignity, an implacable quest for justice\"--\u003cb\u003eJanice Mirikitani\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States government uprooted 120,000 people of Japanese descent from their homes and banished them to remote internment camps. This collection of reminiscences, stories, poems, photographs, and graphic art expresses the range of powerful and sometimes conflicting emotions that arose from the internment experience. Also included are propaganda, government documents, and stories of those outside the camps whose lives were interwoven with those of the internees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawson Fusao Inada\u003c\/b\u003e is regarded by many as the poet laureate of Japanese America.He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAiiieeeee!\u003c\/i\u003e(1983) and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Aiiieeeee!\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) and author of \u003ci\u003eLegends from Camp\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eDrawing the Line\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). Inada is a multiple recipient of NEA Poetry Fellowships and has read his works at the White House. He has been Professor of English at Southern Oregon State College since 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Wakida's\u003c\/b\u003e published books, essays, stories, and poetry include: \u003ci\u003eOnly What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience, Generations Experience; A Japanese American Community Portrait, Letters of Intent, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Nikkei Heritage, Kyoto Journal, Santa Barbara Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eInternational Quarterly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Hohri\u003c\/b\u003e is a Nisei born in San Francisco in 1927. He was interned at the Manzanar camp during his high school years and graduated from the University of Chicago after the war. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRepairing America: An Account of the Movement for Japanese-American Redress\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and was a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eRafu Shimpo\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978565812525,"sku":"9781890771300","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/b3A5WUJDWVNJUXRDejFiY20wQ3U4dz09.webp?v=1775805853","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/only-what-we-could-carry-the-japanese-american-internment-experience-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}