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Sto caricando le informazioni... The emperor's orphansdi Sally Ito
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"During the Second World War, approximately 4,000 Japanese-Canadians were "repatriated" to Japan. Among those Canadians sent back were members of author and poet Sally Ito's family. As a Japanese Canadian child growing up in the suburbs of Edmonton, Alberta, Ito's early life was a lone island of steamed tofu and vegetables amidst a sea of pot roast and mashed potatoes. Through the Redress Movement, Parliamentary acknowledgement of wartime injustices, and the restoration of citizenship to those exiled to Japan, Ito considers her role as an author, meditating on culture and identity. Later, she returns to Japan and re-lives the displacement of her family through interviews, letters, and shared memories. Her journey compellingly weaves her family's path through the darkest days of the Pacific War, its devastating aftermath, and the repercussions on cultural identity for all the Emperor's orphans."-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)940.547271History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Prisoners of war; medical and social services Prisioner-of-War CampsClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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After the war, the Japanese Canadians were offered a paid trip back to Japan or they could stay in Canada but would not have their possessions returned to them. This is the story of how one man decided he wanted to return to Japan despite the advice of his brothers and more importantly the protestations of his wife. He could not have picked a worst time to return as Japan had just lost the war and it was a mess. Cities destroyed, lack of food and employment and resentment towards people moving back from Canada which had recently been celebrating at being a victor. This decision to move back to Japan upset many lives and made many members of the family unhappy both in Canada and Japan.
Not a particularly satisfying read as she chose a method where she quotes from her grandfather's memoirs in one text style but her personal trips to Japan in search of the family history is in another style. There are many names of aunts and uncles to keep straight and a map of where she went in Japan would have helpful. It is another view of the culture of Japan and its focus and ancestors and family. Her uncle's view is the we owe everything to our ancestors and must honour them. ( )