{"product_id":"no-quiet-water-paperback","title":"No Quiet Water - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirley Miller Kamada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the U.S. declares war on Japan in 1941, all persons of Japanese descent in the Western U.S. come under suspicion. Curfews are imposed, bank accounts frozen, and FBI agents search homes randomly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that two generations of the Miyota family are American citizens, Fumio and his parents and sister Kimiko must pack meager belongings and are transported under military escort to the California desert to be held at Camp Manzanar, leaving their good friends and neighbors the Whitlocks to care for their farm and their dog, Flyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family suffer unimaginable insults, witness prejudice and violent protests, are forced to live in squalor, and are provided only poor-quality, unfamiliar food which makes them ill. Later, they are transferred to Idaho's Camp Minidoka, where Fumio learns what it means to endure and where he discovers a strange new world of possibility and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical, visual, and rendered with strict attention to historical accuracy, \u003cem\u003eNo Quiet Water\u003c\/em\u003e, shines a poignant light on current issues of racism and radical perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47443397673138,"sku":"9781685130978","price":25.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a266d3640852c296d5fe37933353cd3d.webp?v=1778691212","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/no-quiet-water-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}