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Paul M. Okimoto
Paul Okimoto’s story of world travels is inextricably linked to the rebellion of his father, Tameichi, who refused to follow in the footstep of his uncle, a high ranking general in the Japanese Arm...view morePaul Okimoto’s story of world travels is inextricably linked to the rebellion of his father, Tameichi, who refused to follow in the footstep of his uncle, a high ranking general in the Japanese Army. Tameichi’s determination to study despite extreme poverty nearly led to his death from tuberculosis. A Christian missionary nursed him back to health and persuaded him to enter the ministry. He accepted a church post in San Diego, California shortly before the outbreak of world war two - the seminal decision of his life. The irony of the decision to emigrate to the USA: his family of four children and wife was sent to an internment center at the outbreak of WWII, an event that Tameichi never learned to accept as just.
Tameichi’s four children reacted to the internment in different ways. Ruth, the only daughter, reacted strongly against the incarceration in Poston, while Joe and Dan, the youngest siblings, have no memories of their internment. But Paul, the eldest, resisted the urging of his father to pursue a high profile career and chose to pursue interests that afforded him the chance to see as much of the world as possible in the post war era. His eleven years of higher education did not bring him a prestigious career, but did afford him a wealth of experience that he shares in this book.view less
Books by Paul M. Okimoto
Oh! Poston, Why Don't You Cry for Me?: And Other Stops Along the Way