Finding an old novel based on a koren war with a family?
"So Far from the Bamboo Grove" by Yoko Kawashima Watkins. http://www.amazon.com/Bamboo-Grove-Yoko-... " Eleven-year-old Yoko Kawashima had led a peaceful and secure life as the daughter of a Japanese government official stationed in North Korea near the end of World War II. Abruptly, all is changed as she, her older sister Ko, and their mother flee the vengeance-seeking North Korean Communists and eventually make their way to an unwelcoming and war-ravaged Japan. Yoko's story is spellbinding. She often escapes death by mere chance; her brother, Hideyo, separated from the family, has an equally harrowing escape. The longed-for arrival in Japan proves to be an almost greater trial, as their mother, defeated by the discovery that all their Japanese relatives are dead, dies. Together, Yoko and Ko create a home in which to await the return of Hideyo."
Should Japan apologize for its crimes in world war II?
The atrocities committed by the Japanese are indeed tragic. I recall reading about the so-called "Rape of Nanking" in college, and also about the harsh punishment meted to Allied POWs in Southeast Asia- some of it at the hands of Korean officers (Korea was a colony of Japan at the time). Your mention of the horrendous treatment of Korean women is also another example of what might be considered a war crime. Some will argue that crimes committed in war should live simply in the vacuum of war; they should be relegated to the farthest reaches of one's memory, if not forgotten. Yet we can never forget Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Buchenwald, Auschwitz, Dachau, Dresden, Stalingrad, St. Petersburg, Nanking and so many horrors that are now so familiar that they are known merely by the names of their locations. In this day and age, it would be fitting for countries to at least formally recognize the extent of the horrors that were committed by national leaders that represented them. Some nations will clearly feel uneasy offering a formal "apology"; there might be some justification in the claim that the crimes of the NAZIs are not to be stamped upon the souls of all Germans. Yet to sweep crimes under the rug is to do an injustice as well. Nations must in the very least acknowledge the extent of the brutality that the actions of their leaders caused during WWII. Offering a formal apology would be even better. I don't think that by doing that, a nation would embarass itself. On the contrary, it would show that the past can never be forgotten, but a better future may still lie ahead.
Would you read a World War 2 family trilogy or just want a book that spans the entire war and the family's life during the war?
I have read both categories.Family Trilogy classHonor Bound - Series of 7 books by W. E. B. Griffin It talks about Cletus Frade and his rich Argentine father in the beginning and later about his new wife of British & Argentinian descent and their son.This series is single book that encompasses family life -Hitler's War (The War That Came Early, #1)Although this book is part of a series called The War that Came Early, it goes to great details of a Jewish family living in Munster. Sarah Goldman, her older brother Saul, parents Samuel and Hannah Goldman. This part of the story is told from the eyes of Sarah and very little by Saul. The later books put a great emphasis on Saul’s escapades when he enrolls into Panzer Korps as a Aryan using false papers.I prefer trilogy series over single book for the reason that the Author gives more chance for each character to develop fully.
What are the best books to gain an understanding of World War l and ll?
Hello,Notable books on horrific World War Ii. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erik Remarqueii. The First World War by John Keegan iii. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingwayiv. The Guns of August by Barbara TuchmanSignificant books on unforgiving World War 2i. Unbroken : A World War 2 Story on Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrandii. The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryaniii. Hiroshima by John Herseyiv. The Rise and Fall of Third Reich Nazi Germany by William ShirerV.World War IIVi.Heroes of World War 2For more books on world war and in order to read books from other genres too, visit MyPustak.It is an online platform where you can place order for books of your preference.The books are free of cost and home delivery service is available.It is also renowned for book donation. If you have any unused books you are most welcome to donate it at MyPustakVisit the website for necessary details regarding book donation.Be a part of “Read and Share” mission.Keep reading and keep sharing. Help spread education across India by donating a book.Bring a smile upon others by donating.Thank You.
Do you know of any stories where a family fought for two opposing countries in World War II?
The Akune family, in which, there were 4 brothers. All of them fought in World War II. But two USA while two from Japan.Story :In 1918, many immigrants were coming to the United States in search of the American Dream. Among these immigrants were Ichiro and Yukiye Akune, who came to California.They opened a grocery store, building a life for themselves and the nine children they soon brought into the world.Tragedy took the life of Yukiye in 1933, after which the children were sent to Japan to live with relatives, followed shortly after by Ichiro.Harry (Masami) and his brother Ken (Kenjiro) returned to California to find work once they were old enough to do so. Then came the attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941.Harry and Ken found the country in which they were born and to which they returned was becoming increasingly hostile to citizens of Japanese heritage.In 1942, Harry and Ken were among the approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans forcibly relocated to internment camps despite their U.S. citizenship.The brothers were sent to a camp in Colorado, where they were actively recruited by the U.S. Army, which was seeking volunteers who could speak Japanese.And enlist they did, as shown in World War II enlistment record.Kenjiro Akune’s World War II enlistment recordIn an environment rife with hostility even from fellow U.S. soldiers, the brothers played a vital role in the war effort.They used their proficiency in the Japanese language to provide translations, question Japanese soldiers, and create propaganda used to encourage opposing forces to surrender.Unbeknownst to Harry and Ken, their younger brothers, Saburo and Shiro, were fighting diligently in the war as well—for the Japanese.The nature of military service of these pairs of Akune brothers were unknown to each other until a family reunion in Japan led to the revelation that the brothers had fought on opposing sides of the war.Ichiro, their father, quickly brokered a peace among his sons, and all four of the veterans returned to California and later fought on the same side (for the U.S.) in the Korean War.Source : Brother Against Brother: the Akune Brothers During WWIIThe Akune brothers: Siblings on opposite sides of war - Wendell Oshiro
During and immediately after WW2, how did Japanese people view the Japanese-Americans who fought for the US?
My Nisei Japanese-American dad served in the US Army during the Occupation. He spoke fluent Japanese and was assigned to GHQ in Tokyo. His stories of his time in Japan back then are almost completely positive. My dad was fortunate that when the war started he was only 15 years old and was never sent into combat. Some of the Nisei married Japanese women, had kids, and had nice lives. My father took great pride in his service in the Army. He visited relatives in Japan on leave and always brought as much food as he could carry because food was scarce. Dad told me that Americans in general who treated the Japanese as people and not as enemies or scum had few problems. He should know since he had to do the translating. Most Japanese realized their government had really screwed up.My personal opinion is like the US, Japan had gone through a period in history of civil war. Japanese fought Japanese, sometimes brother fought brother. The Nisei had done their duty to the country of their birth, the Japanese had done the same. The war was over, the Americans treated the Japanese civilians better than expected. People were preoccupied with surviving, finding food, and work. The Army distributed huge amounts of emergency food. The Americans wanted to go home. The Nisei linguists did good work and helped the Occupation of Japan go smoothly for everyone. Most had relatives in Japan. Family is family. Nisei soldiers fought in Europe. Only MIS linguists were assigned to the Pacific. They generally didn’t serve on the front lines except for the guys who were in Merrill’s Marauders. They won a lot of medals.
Who has personal family stories about the incarceration of the American Japanese in the camps during WWII?
I don't have personal stories (tho I've heard some from friends while walking with them around Little Tokyo, LA "Our family lined up to get on the buses right *there* — I was a 1 year old child"), but I am aware of The Densho Project where people's stories are collected. Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project, digital archive of video oral histories of Japanese-Americans incarcerated or interned during World War II, Japanese-American internment stories.Assume you're aware of the Densho Project if you're working on a book, but I note it here for others who have a passing interest in stories of the internment.Also, the CPOH - Center for Public and Oral History at Cal State Fullerton has collections on Japanese in Orange County (lots of farming), and there's definitely an overlap with stories of Internment. The Japanese American Oral History Project Collection http://coph.fullerton.edu/JAOHPAbout.asp
Farewell to manzanar: why was woody in japan?
Farewell to Manzanar is a memoir published in 1973 by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. The book describes the experiences of Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family before, during and following their imprisonment at the Manzanar concentration camp due to the United States government's internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It was adapted into a made-for-TV movie in 1976 starring Yuki Shimoda, Nobu McCarthy, Pat Morita and Mako. Jeanne Wakatsuki (the book's narrator) is a Nisei (child of a Japanese immigrant). At age seven, Wakatsuki—a native-born American citizen—and her family were living on Terminal Island (near San Pedro, California). Her father, a fisherman who owned two boats, was arrested by the FBI following the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Soon after, she and the rest of her family were imprisoned at Manzanar (an American internment camp), where 11,070 Americans of Japanese ancestry and their immigrant parents—who were prevented from becoming American citizens by law—were confined during the Japanese American internment during World War II.[4] The book describes the Wakatsukis' experiences during their imprisonment and events concerning the family before and after the war. In April 1972, Jeanne revisits Manzanar with her husband and three children. She needs to remind herself that the camp actually existed; over the years, she began to think she imagined the whole thing. Walking through the ruins, the sounds and sights of the camp come back to her. Seeing her eleven-year-old daughter, Jeanne realizes that her life began at the camp (as her father’s life ended there). She remembers him driving crazily through camp before leaving with his family, and finally understands his stubborn pride. Have a pleasant day.