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In 1942, Executive Order 9066 mandated the incarceration of 110,000 Japanese Americans, including men, women, children, the elderly, and the infirm, for the duration of the war. Allowed only what they could carry, they were given just a few days to settle their affairs and report to assembly centers. Businesses were lost, personal property was stolen or vandalized, and lives were shattered. The Japanese word gaman means "enduring what seems unbearable with dignity and grace. "Imprisoned in remote camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by soldiers with machine guns, the internees sought courage and solace in art. Using found materials at first and later what they could order by catalog, they whittled and carved, painted and etched, stitched and crocheted. What they created is a celebration of the nobility of the human spirit under adversity. THE ART OF GAMAN presents more than 150 examples of art created by internees, along with a history of the camps.Reviews". . . demonstrates the poignancy of the internment experience and the strength of the human spirit."-Alaska Airlines Magazine
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Steve Burgard
reviewed Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese-American Interment Camps on July 14, 2017 Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese-American Interment Camps
I picked this up on a whim and figured it would be something to browse over a few days' time.
Two hours after starting it, I realized I was at the end.
This book is really well done. The author starts with an brief history of the internment of Japanese people in the US during WWII, then goes on to describe some of the conditions in the camps. It's not a huge amount of detail -- for that, she suggests several other excellent books -- but just enough to put the arts into context. Then follows pages upon pages of beautifully photographed arts and crafts that were produced by the prisoners (hey, let's call it what it was: they were held prisoner) in these far-flung and desolate surroundings. The art is amazing. So many beautiful things made with the most basic tools and supplies.
I read this as an e-book, and have high praise for how well the book navigated and was linked. I do think the e-book format can't begin to do the photographs justice, so suggest finding a print copy to fully appreciate the art.
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