In 1942, Executive Order 9066 mandated the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, the elderly, and the infirm. Imprisoned in remote camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by soldiers with machine guns, the internees sought courage and solace in art. Hirasuna's book, The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, documents their creations that celebrate the nobility of the human spirit under adversity.

Published by Ten Speed Press
ISBN 1-58008689-6
$35.00 hardback
Color photos; 128 pages