To Breathe the Sky

By Grace Takahashi

in February 1942, Yoshio Torikawa, a Japanese immigrant, is arrested by FBI agents and taken from his home to the county jail in Portland, Oregon. Although never accused of any crime he is moved across the United States from one Justice Department camp for enemy aliens to another. Each move creates more uncertainty about his legal situation and anxiety from being separated from his family. The conditions are difficult, and as months become years, Yoshio's physical and mental health deterioate. Yoshio's American-born wife and two young children are also uprooted from their home and, like over 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, imprisoned in internment camps.To Breathe the Sky explores the effects of the loss of liberty and physical contact with family, the influence of culture and religion on the choices one makes, and the unseverable bond between parent and child.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0934609209
• ISBN13: 9780934609203
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Asian American Curriculum Project Inc.
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"