Promises Kept: The Life of an Issei Manby Akemi Kikumura
In Promises Kept, Akemi Kikumura continues the story about her family that she began in her book Through Harsh Winters to reveal aspects of her father's life as recalled by her mother and siblings. Kikumura explores how various historical events, including World War II and incarceration in a concentration camp, deeply affected her father, and probes the inner turmoil that beset him much of his life, feeding his gambling habit. She also movingly examines the traditional Japanese teachings and beliefs he attempted to pass on to his family.
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