American Jap Girl: A Samurai Daughter's Ikigai-From Incarceration to Legacy
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Incarceration to Inspiration: Ikigai Legacy of an American Jap Girl
In 1925, three-year-old Tome, one of nine children, is abandoned by her birth parents. Raised by a foster family who instill in her the Bushido code of honor and perseverance, she grows up believing she's an all-American girl-until America brands her a "Jap."
When Executive Order 9066 uproots her family and confines them behind barbed wire, Tome endures injustice with quiet strength, guided by her purpose: her ikigai. Through...






















