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About Photographic Memories: A Story Of Shinjitsu
Product Description Midori Shimoda would have been the last person to have described his life as anything other than ordinary. Yet, how do you describe as ordinary a life that included:•A three-week long, trans-Pacific, ocean crossing without family or friends at the age of nine;•A perilous evacuation from California in the immediate aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor followed by “adoption” by a rogue Mormon family in Utah;•Two arrests and subsequent incarcerations for suspected espionage/treason; •An internment that followed the incarcerations; and •“Visits” from the FBI for ten years following the end of World War II?And, that’s not to mention that his most extraordinary life intersected with, among others:•Grace Kelly;•Fay Wray;•Ansel Adams;•J. Edgar Hoover;•William Randolph Hearst; •Betty Hutton, Gloria Swanson and Twiggy.“Photographic Memories: A Story of Shinjistu” is the product of hundreds of hours of meticulous research conducted in person, via visits to sites where Midori lived and worked, through interviews and online. It is as faithful a narrative of Midori Shimoda’s life as possible given the passage of time. Conversations have been re-created based upon source material and the recollections of those whom we interviewed. The characters Midori encountered in prison and while in the internment camp have been rendered as composites based upon our best understanding of those episodes in his life. All of the other characters in the book are people Midori encountered along the way. Review From the author of Forrest Gump This is a compelling, fascinating biography that tells the story of Midori Shimoda who was not only a photographer, but a really good photographer. He was pursuing a profession that was about the worst he could have, under the circumstances: his story is explained in a lovely way... Midori was a good guy who was really getting a bad deal: every time he tried to do something, somebody wanted to get in his face about it. Yet, he maintained a good attitude. He had to have that attitude, given the times. I'm always reading a number of books at the same time and never get through somewhere between a third and half of them. I'll put down books as soon as I get bored, but I didn't think about putting this to the side until I'd finished it. It's a first-class book that belongs in bookstores everywhere. Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump Educator at the Former Japanese, Italian and German Alien Detention Center Shi Photographic Memories: A Story of Shinjitsu is a valuable tool for upper middle school and high school learners. Written in clear prose, with short chapters and amusing dialog, this book is an accessible approach to a difficult topic. Paired with classroom discussion, Midori's story can literally put a human face on a dark part of history, and while dealing with an unjust and tragic time, also shows the power of the human spirit to follow one's dreams. Kristjana Eyjólfsson, Education Director Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Perspective from the Japanese American Community... The book presents an atypical experience of a family of Japanese ancestry living in the United States during WWII. Photographic Memories, A Story of Shinjitsu delivers a personal portrayal of perseverance, chasing a dream, and finally, realizing the dream. The book immerses the reader into the early 1900s through the post-war period and weaves in interesting characters in surprising and remarkable ways. An easy and enjoyable read for anyone interested in history and family connections. Highly recommend Photographic Memories: A Story of Shinjitsu! John Tobe - Chair, National Japanese American Memorial Foundation Kim Hirose - Japanese American Citizens League - DC Chapter Board of Directors About the Author RISA SHIMODA is a daughter of two Americans whose parents immigrated to the United States to pursue opportunity. Dad's dad escaped a pineapple plantation in Hawaii when he realized he was being forced to s
