Review: Poignant, moving and enduring
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2011
This book is everything one would want in a book about the Japanese people, and their ability to endure so many heartbreaking realities. From the earthquake in San Francisco, to just living in an ordinary life, to the cruel internments during WWII, these stories cover so much of the experience of the Japanese and our very mixed interactions with them. The haiku are so powerful and worth the price of the book alone. As a resident of earthquake prone California, I ached with the Japanese people, and feel very strange, enjoying a book so much when it is being sold to help them. Kudos to the authors who did what they did so well-write very good stories and remind us of our shared humanity.