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What does it take to attain the American Dream of liberty and justice for all?

What is demanded of us as individuals and as a nation?

Explore these questions as aging World War II veteran Hiroshi Koga tells his life story, from the days he and other nisei-second-generation Japanese Americans-and their issei parents are thrown into U.S. internment camps because of their race. Volunteering from behind barbed wire to serve the country that imprisoned him, feisty Hiroshi becomes a highly decorated staff sergeant while suffering further injustice and the loss of his dear friend. Years after the war, a subdued Hiro meets with his old lieutenant, Toshio Ando, and both men acknowledge that they are haunted by their inability to put an end to the inequity and by their roles in the death of their comrade.

Using the hero's journey motif to its fullest, Hiro's War evolves from a wartime coming-of-age saga into a search for peace on a personal and national scale. Hiroshi engages the reader from the very start, sharing his pain at being orphaned at the age of thirteen and then betrayed by his country after Pearl Harbor. With him, we experience the horrid conditions of the assembly centers and internment camps that the government cobbles together in panic, and our hearts beat with his as he struggles to win true love amidst the chaos. When Uncle Sam does an about face and calls nisei to serve their country, we stand by his side as he decides to fight for the ideals of America, not its foibles. Battle after battle, we sweat and strain to conquer the enemy under the very best of generals and the very worst. The effects of ineptitude at the top reach down the ranks during the dark Vosges campaign, paving a path of treachery and loss that affects Hiro for the rest of his life and pits him against his beloved lieutenant. As the nation debates redress for the internment, Hiro and Ando struggle to right the wrongs of the past and forgive themselves and each other. Secrets long held by the government and by Ando, Hiro, and Hiro's wife are exposed, inflicting pain while offering a challenging path toward redemption.

Meticulously researched and sensitively written, Hiro's War is a great choice for anyone who wants to learn more about this shameful chapter of U.S. history, from high schoolers and their teachers to adult readers and students of history and the human condition. The novel is especially poignant reading for all Americans at a time when minorities are again shunned as outsiders.



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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781737070405
  • Publisher: Gaman Publishing LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Gaman Publishing LLC
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 426
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1737070405
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 671 gr


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