{"product_id":"the-emperors-orphans-sally-ito-9780888015679","title":"The Emperor's Orphans","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War, approximately 4,000 Japanese-Canadians were \"repatriated\" to Japan. Among those Canadians sent back to were members of author and poet, Sally Ito's family. As a Japanese Canadian child growing up in the suburbs of Edmonton, Alberta, Ito's early life was a lone island of steamed tofu and vegetables amidst a sea of pot roast and mashed potatoes. Through the Redress movement of the late 80s, the eventual Parliamentary acknowledgment of wartime injustices, and the restoration of citizenship to those exiled to Japan she considers her work as an author of poetry and prose, meditating on themes of culture and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Later as a wife and mother of two, Sally returns to Japan and re-lives the displacement of her family through interviews, letters, and shared memories. Throughout her journey Ito weaves a compelling narrative of her family's journey through the darkest days of the Pacific War, its devastating aftermath, and the repercussions on cultural identity for all the Emperor's Orphans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Ito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0888015674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780888015679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turnstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Sally Ito","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992550244607,"sku":"9780888015679","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c245d41e-21b7-4312-8581-90978620a4a2.jpg?v=1683319545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-emperors-orphans-sally-ito-9780888015679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}