Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream

Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream
ISBN-10
0976269716
ISBN-13
9780976269717
Category
Biography & Autobiography / General
Pages
397
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Willow Valley Press
Author
Kiyo Sato

Description

Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream tells of a real Japanese-American family, formed both by ancestry and by the American way of life. We see mother, father, and children, and their challenges over seven decades. There are the extraordinary times of the Depression, wartime emergency, internment in the Poston "relocation" camp in the Arizona desert, oppressive prejudice, and the struggle to recover from near-total loss. But there are also many simple, almost-pastoral moments. The wise fables of the author's father -- tales of his old and new homelands and his haiku poetry -- are interwoven throughout. This is Kiyo Sato's first-person account of the family's struggles and triumphs. The result is a work of literary grace, emotional power, and historical and social importance.

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