{"product_id":"camp-notes-and-other-writings-paperback","title":"Camp Notes and Other Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitsuye Yamada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention of the 1999 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTwo collections by an important Asian American writer -- \u003ci\u003eCamp Notes and Other Poeems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDesert Run: Poems and Stories\u003c\/i\u003e -- return to print in one volume.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eMitsuye Yamada was born in Kyushu, Japan, and raised in Seattle, Washington, until the outbreak of World War II when her family was removed to a concentration camp in Idaho. \u003ci\u003eCamp Notes and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e recounts this experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYamada's poetry yields a terse blend of emotions and imagery. Her twist of words creates a twist of vision that make her poetry come alive. The weight of her cultural experience-the pain of being perceived as an outsider all of her life-permeates her work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYamada's strength as a poet stems from the fact that she has managed to integrate both individual and collective aspects of her background, giving her poems a double impact. Her strong portrayal of individual and collective life experience stands out as a distinct thread in the fabric of contemporary literature by women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The core poems of \u003ci\u003eCamp Notes\u003c\/i\u003e and the title come from the notes I had taken when I was in camp, and it wasn't published until thirty years after most of it was written. I was simply describing what was happening to me, and my thoughts. But, in retrospect, the collection takes on a kind of expanded meaning about that period in our history. As invariably happens, because Japanese American internment became such an issue in American history, I suppose I will be forever identified as the author of \u003ci\u003eCamp Notes\u003c\/i\u003e. Of course, I try to show that it's not the only thing I ever did in my whole life; I did other things besides go to an internment camp during World War II. So, in some ways I keep producing to counteract that one image that gets set in the public mind. At the time that I was writing it, I wasn't necessarily a political person. Now, when I reread it, even to myself, I think it probably has a greater warning about the dangers of being not aware, not aware of one's own rights, not aware of helping other people who may be in trouble. I think that it does speak to our present age very acutely.\" -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitsuye Yamada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eYou should not be invisible\" An Interview with Mitsuye Yamada, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Women's Writing, \u003c\/i\u003e March 2014, Vol. 8 Issue 1 \u003cp\u003eRead the whole interview at: https: \/\/academic.oup.com\/cww\/article\/8\/1\/1\/414906\/You-should-not-be-invisible-An-Interview-with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitsuye Yamada was born in Kyushu, Japan, and raised in Seattle, Washington, until the outbreak of World War II when her family was removed to a concentration camp in Idaho. Camp Notes and Other Writings recounts this experience. Yamada's poetry yields a terse blend of emotions and imagery. Her twist of words creates a twist of vision that make her poetry come alive. The weight of her cultural experience - the pain of being perceived as an outsider all of her life - permeates her work. Yamada's strength as a poet stems from the fact that she has managed to integrate both individual and collective aspects of her background, giving her poems a double impact. Her strong portrayal of individual and collective life experience stands out as a distinct thread in the fabric of contemporary literature by women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMITSUYE YAMADA is the founder of MultiCultural Women Writers and co-editor of an anthology of the group's work, \u003ci\u003eSowing Ti Leaves: Writings by MultiCultural Women.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.48 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737606000703,"sku":"9780813526065","price":73.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/708b65f24356870bb725a2d20927f7e8.webp?v=1765150478","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/camp-notes-and-other-writings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}