Itsuka Author:Joy Kogawa "What is for you the breath of life?" Somday-itsuka-Naomi Nakane will answer this question. — In Obasan, Naomi's childhood was torn apart by Canada's betrayal of Japanese Canadian citizens during the 1940's. Now years later, Naomi's scars have left her fragile and uncertain. Quietly teaching school on the prairies, she watches as her family sli... more »ps away from her. Then Naomi's Aunt Emily brings her to Toronto and encourages her to become involved in the Japanese Canadian fight for redress. Almost unwillingly, Naomi embarks on an emotional and political journey that takes her deep into her own soul, and deep into the soul of Canada. Politically charged and intimately poetic, Itsuka tells a story of profound hope, extraordinary commitment and the fragile progress of love.« less