{"product_id":"the-art-of-gaman-arts-and-crafts-from-the-japanese-american-internment-camps-19421946-9781580086899","title":"The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1942  Executive Order 9066 mandated the incarceration of 110 000 Japanese Americans  including men  women  children  the elderly  and the infirm  for the duration of the war. Allowed only what they could carry  they were given just a few days to settle their affairs and report to assembly centers. Businesses were lost  personal property was stolen or vandalized  and lives were shattered. The Japanese word gaman means \"enduring what seems unbearable with dignity and grace. \"Imprisoned in remote camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by soldiers with machine guns  the internees sought courage and solace in art. Using found materials at first and later what they could order by catalog  they whittled and carved  painted and etched  stitched and crocheted. What they created is a celebration of the nobility of the human spirit under adversity. THE ART OF GAMAN presents more than 150 examples of art created by internees  along with a history of the camps.Reviews\". . . demonstrates the poignancy of the internment experience and the strength of the human spirit.\"-Alaska Airlines Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280446480437,"sku":"ByrdShop_1580086896","price":58.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781580086899.jpg?v=1780636584","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-gaman-arts-and-crafts-from-the-japanese-american-internment-camps-19421946-9781580086899","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}