{"product_id":"camp-notes-and-other-writings-9780813526065","title":"Camp Notes and Other Writings","description":"\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\u003e Camp 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\u003e Contemporary 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-376985\"\u003eMitsuye Yamada\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.53w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813526065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081352606X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005060\"\u003eAmerican | Asian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004030\"\u003eAmerican | Asian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547346432237,"sku":"9780813526065","price":56.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_483b36d4-4705-4443-a68a-801a37c77588.jpg?v=1701618539","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/camp-notes-and-other-writings-9780813526065","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}