Family Torn Apart: The Internment Story of the Otokichi Muin Ozaki Family
Biography & Autobiography World War II History Educational Textbook Japanese-American Internment Memoir Asian-American Studies Hawaiian Regional History Family History & Genealogy
Family Torn Apart: The Internment Story of the Otokichi Muin Ozaki Family is a first-edition, illustrated Hawai‘i textbook that adult readers, educators, and WWII history collectors actively seek. Published in 2012 by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, this 1st-printing paperback documents—through rare photographs, primary documents, and meticulous oral-history interviews—how the Ozaki clan was shattered by Executive Order 9066, shipped from their Hawai‘i farm to mainland camps, and yet rebuilt their lives. Because the book was produced by the JCCH rather than a national press, it contains images, family letters, and camp menus you will not find in any other single volume, making it a cornerstone resource for anyone studying Japanese-American internment in the Islands.
What makes this copy especially appealing is its tight, clean condition: pages are pristine, unmarked, and free of dog-ears, while the binding remains solid despite light shelf scuffing and a tiny page-edge dent—typical evidence of classroom use but far better than what usually surfaces in the secondary market. As a textbook it is already scarce; first editions in collectible shape are even harder to locate, so readers who want the full visual narrative (every photo, map, and recipe is present) can buy with confidence that nothing is missing or defaced.
Teachers of Asian-American studies, genealogy buffs tracing Hawai‘i Japanese roots, and memoir lovers who relish kitchen-table stories of resilience will value how Gail Honda weaves family lore, wartime edicts, and post-war redress into a flowing, accessible narrative. The book doubles as a ready reference for anyone compiling oral histories or researching Hawai‘i’s distinct internment experience versus the better-known West Coast saga. Secure this well-preserved first edition now while it remains available; copies seldom stay listed once educators and collectors realize a clean, illustrated example is on the market.
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