Description
Book SynopsisReveals the complexities of a people reclaiming their own history. This title ponders how the dual act of recovering - and recovering from - history necessitates private and public mediation between remembering and forgetting, speaking out and remaining silent.
Trade Review"The reviewer has been teaching Asian American history for twenty years and did not think there was much more about the camps that would surprise him, but this book moved him in ways he had not expected. He recommends it to everyone interested in this dark episode of our national history."--Historian
"It would be impossible to recapture the power of the show, but
Lost and Found comes close, offering a look at an exhibition that became, over time, both sanctuary and community campfire."--
Los Angeles Magazine“Karen Ishizuka’s
Lost and Found reclaims an important part of American history that was nearly forgotten. By exploring the meaning of the World War II camps from the inmates’ own memories, this book achieves a level of intimacy that is not only profoundly moving, but is also essential to understanding the significance of the camps and the work of the Japanese American National Museum in preserving this history.”--Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Table of Contents1. The Legacy of Camp; 2. A Strategy of Process and Participation; 3. Grandma as History; 4. The Exhibition; 5. Something Strong Within; 6. Los Japoneses que Hablan Espanol and other stories that walked in the door; 7. Coming to Terms; 8. Recovering History and Recovering from History
