{"product_id":"itsuka-9780385468855","title":"Itsuka","description":"\"Profoundly political, exquisitely intimate, \u003ci\u003eItsuka\u003c\/i\u003e reverberates with longing and hope.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Canada Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Already a Canadian bestseller, the sequel to Joy Kogawa's award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eObasan\u003c\/i\u003e follows the character Naomi Nakane into adulthood, where she becomes involved in the movement for governmental redress. Much more overtly political than Kogawa's first book, the story focuses on reaching that \u003ci\u003eitsuka\u003c\/i\u003e--someday--when the mistreatment of those of Japanese heritage during World War II would be recognized. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although during the war both the United States and Canada interned Japanese-Americans and confiscated their property, when the war ended the property of those in Canada never returned to them. This is the story of the fight to get government compensation for the thousands of victims of the wartime internment, which was, unbelievably, only accomplished in 1988. Both a moving novel of self-discovery and a fascinating historical account of the fight for redress, \u003ci\u003eItsuka\u003c\/i\u003e ends with a message of inspiration and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385468855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.84h x 8.50w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1994 pg. 806\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joy Kogawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636792979612,"sku":"9780385468855","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_09edf4eb-0dd2-4c57-ad9c-64a91ca2cc99.jpg?v=1603842982","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/itsuka-9780385468855","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}