{"product_id":"the-block-manager-judy-mundle-9781941799666","title":"The Block Manager: A True Story of Love in the Midst of Japanese American Internment Camps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Japanese American woman's life in US internment camps and post-war Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Block Manager \u003c\/em\u003eis the gripping memoir of Janet, an American-born child of Japanese immigrants. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Janet's life in California was uprooted when thousands of Japanese Americans on the West Coast-including Janet's family-were forced into internment camps. Because of her brilliant command of English and Japanese, she was assigned the job of block manager. Janet was shuffled between three camps, got married, and had a child while the war raged on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After enduring the psychological strain of forced incarceration, her very survival was threatened when she joined her husband in post-war Japan as famine gripped the country. Janet remained an American patriot through all her ordeals, holding on to the dream of reuniting with her family in the US. \u003cem\u003eThe Block Manager\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully captures the uncertainty surrounding the internment camps and the \u003cem\u003egaman--\u003c\/em\u003epatience with dignity--of the detainees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judy Mundle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941799663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941799666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Books Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d","brand":"Judy Mundle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988084392191,"sku":"9781941799666","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b54ac62c-8782-4adb-94f9-3087260a0d03.jpg?v=1683292530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-block-manager-judy-mundle-9781941799666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}