SHIKATAGANAI: It Can't Be Helped


Sumi narete tochi owarete sokai suru.

(Expelled, chased out from the land we lived comfortably)

Rokunin no ashi kata nokoshi sokai suru

(Evacuation, six small kid�s foot prints left behind.)

Sutsu kaisu sageta kodomo wa ureshi garu

(Carrying suitcases, kids were so excited)

Shin pai wa doko e yukuno ka kane mo nai shi.

(No money, destination not known, so worried.)

Jinsei no ayumi tsuka reta, shiroi hata

(Tired, exhausted of this journey, defeated with white flag)

Shikataganai: It Can�t Be Helped traces one Japanese-Canadian family�s experience of evacuation and internment during World War II. By recounting personal stories of racial discrimination relating to these events, Sumi Kinoshita tells the story of her parents� struggle to cope while raising a family in the British Columbia interior during the war. These struggles continued during the difficult resettling period following the war, as her parents were faced with the twin realities of having their property confiscated and their livelihood disrupted.

Including first-hand accounts from other members of the Morisawa family, Shikataganai: It Can�t Be Helped weaves a compelling story of tragedy, of loss, of retaining a sense of humour, and ultimately, of finding hope in the face of life�s challenges.
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SHIKATAGANAI: It Can't Be Helped


Sumi narete tochi owarete sokai suru.

(Expelled, chased out from the land we lived comfortably)

Rokunin no ashi kata nokoshi sokai suru

(Evacuation, six small kid�s foot prints left behind.)

Sutsu kaisu sageta kodomo wa ureshi garu

(Carrying suitcases, kids were so excited)

Shin pai wa doko e yukuno ka kane mo nai shi.

(No money, destination not known, so worried.)

Jinsei no ayumi tsuka reta, shiroi hata

(Tired, exhausted of this journey, defeated with white flag)

Shikataganai: It Can�t Be Helped traces one Japanese-Canadian family�s experience of evacuation and internment during World War II. By recounting personal stories of racial discrimination relating to these events, Sumi Kinoshita tells the story of her parents� struggle to cope while raising a family in the British Columbia interior during the war. These struggles continued during the difficult resettling period following the war, as her parents were faced with the twin realities of having their property confiscated and their livelihood disrupted.

Including first-hand accounts from other members of the Morisawa family, Shikataganai: It Can�t Be Helped weaves a compelling story of tragedy, of loss, of retaining a sense of humour, and ultimately, of finding hope in the face of life�s challenges.
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SHIKATAGANAI: It Can't Be Helped

SHIKATAGANAI: It Can't Be Helped

by Sumi Kinoshita
SHIKATAGANAI: It Can't Be Helped

SHIKATAGANAI: It Can't Be Helped

by Sumi Kinoshita

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Sumi narete tochi owarete sokai suru.

(Expelled, chased out from the land we lived comfortably)

Rokunin no ashi kata nokoshi sokai suru

(Evacuation, six small kid�s foot prints left behind.)

Sutsu kaisu sageta kodomo wa ureshi garu

(Carrying suitcases, kids were so excited)

Shin pai wa doko e yukuno ka kane mo nai shi.

(No money, destination not known, so worried.)

Jinsei no ayumi tsuka reta, shiroi hata

(Tired, exhausted of this journey, defeated with white flag)

Shikataganai: It Can�t Be Helped traces one Japanese-Canadian family�s experience of evacuation and internment during World War II. By recounting personal stories of racial discrimination relating to these events, Sumi Kinoshita tells the story of her parents� struggle to cope while raising a family in the British Columbia interior during the war. These struggles continued during the difficult resettling period following the war, as her parents were faced with the twin realities of having their property confiscated and their livelihood disrupted.

Including first-hand accounts from other members of the Morisawa family, Shikataganai: It Can�t Be Helped weaves a compelling story of tragedy, of loss, of retaining a sense of humour, and ultimately, of finding hope in the face of life�s challenges.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940149836925
Publisher: FriesenPress
Publication date: 06/18/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 4 MB

About the Author



Sumi Kinoshita is a retired public health nurse. A second-generation Canadian, she was born in Victoria, BC in 1938. In 1942, when all people of Japanese ancestry became "enemy aliens" in Canada, her family was forced to move to the interior of British Columbia.

Now a widow, Mrs. Kinoshita lives in Coquitlam, BC and has two daughters and five grandchildren. The story, Shikataganai, was born out of a heartfelt desire to record her family story for future generations.
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