{"product_id":"no-quiet-water-shirley-miller-kamada-9781685130978","title":"No Quiet Water","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Miller Kamada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685130976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685130978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Shirley Miller Kamada","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069974180095,"sku":"9781685130978","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da0d12d9-b83d-4e80-90e1-125d9c3b2dea.jpg?v=1685427603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-quiet-water-shirley-miller-kamada-9781685130978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}