{"product_id":"shape-shifter-a-minidoka-concentration-camp-legacy-9780999364680","title":"Shape Shifter: A Minidoka Concentration Camp Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eLawrence Matsuda's collection of poems in \u003cem\u003eShape Shifter: A Minidoka Concentration Camp Legacy \u003c\/em\u003eexpress the reverberating trauma of his family's imprisonment in the Minidoka Concentration Camp during WWII. The Matsuda family was among 120,000 Japanese Americans who, without due process-not committing a single crime, were forced by our government into United States concentration camps at the hands of U.S. soldiers armed with bayonets. Their crime was their race. Although the poems reflect anger and a deep sense of sadness, there are also poems that display Matsuda's range in a lighter shift to his whimsical and playful side, reflecting both resilience, the healing balm of humor and the transcendence of the human spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Larry Matsuda beautifully and sorrowfully captures the deep and painful emotions suffered by Japanese Americans who endured an unconstitutional mass incarceration during WWII. Delving into the raw scars of survivors and descendants, Matsuda brings the reader closer to understanding the impact injustices have on individuals, families, communities, and our greater society.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobyn Achilles, \u003cem\u003eExecutive Director Friends of Minidoka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Matsuda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Endicott \u0026amp; Hugh Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999364680\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Endicott \u0026 Hugh Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44270455783539,"sku":"9.781E+12","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_57a5ac49-de06-41cd-b80a-627105ae431c.jpg?v=1770210963","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/shape-shifter-a-minidoka-concentration-camp-legacy-9780999364680","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}