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Title: Starting from Loomis and Other Stories

Author: Hiroshi Kashiwagi

Narrator: Hiroshi Kashiwagi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Tim Yamamura

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A memoir in short stories, Starting from Loomis chronicles the life of accomplished writer, playwright, poet, and actor Hiroshi Kashiwagi. In this dynamic portrait of an aging writer trying to remember himself as a younger man, Kashiwagi recalls and reflects upon the moments, people, forces, mysteries, and choices - the things in his life that he cannot forget - that have made him who he is.

Central to this collection are Kashiwagi's confinement at Tule Lake during World War II, his choice to answer "no" and "no" to questions 27 and 28 on the official government loyalty questionnaire, and the resulting lifelong stigma of being labeled a "No-No Boy" after his years of incarceration. His nonlinear, multifaceted writing not only reflects the fragmentations of memory induced by traumas of racism, forced removal, and imprisonment but also can be read as a bold personal response to the impossible conditions he and other Nisei faced throughout their lifetimes.

Members Reviews:

Starting from loomis

This is a beautiful book sensitively written about a quiet, shy man's experience during World War ll and the effect being sent to Japanese relocation camp had on his life. It is an insightful story sharing this terrible experience with others. I strongly recommend it.

Four Stars

It has quirky little snipits of information that make it more entertaining. Somewhat disjointed, but it works.