Lawson Fusao Inada
Forfatter af Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience
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From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Bidragyder — 172 eksemplarer
Breaking Silence: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian-American Poets (1983) — Bidragyder — 28 eksemplarer
Premonitions: The Kaya Anthology of New Asian North American Poetry (1995) — Bidragyder — 27 eksemplarer
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Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American… af Lawson Fusao Inada
Only What We Could Carry is an excellent story which gives readers an incredible perspective as to the horrors, challenges, and unfair reality of what Japanese-Americans had to face during their relocation to internment camps. The story’s title describes how Japanese Americans were allowed to bring only the minimal amount of what they could carry. Despite the unfair treatment Japanese Americans were subjected to, many did the best they could to make the best of their situation.
In this book the author gives an account of the Japanese internment camp experience. The prisoners were only allowed to bring one suitcase. sadly, it was just what they could carry. And yet, they made the best of their situation with what they had.
I'm not big on poetry -- I'm the first to admit that; however, I truly enjoyed reading 'Legends'. Some poems you'll read quickly and shallowly, just picking up the tones and patterns before moving on. Other poems you'll sit with, pick apart, and visualize each stanza as a page from a larger story. But then, that's the beauty of Inada's work, isn't it? And if you've ever had the privilege of hearing Inada speak or teach, you're certain to catch the jazzy rhythms of his speech in each line -- even the poems that aren't about jazz.… (mere)
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