Isako Isako

Isako Isako follows a single family lineage spanning four generations of female Japanese Americans to explore the chilling historical legacies of cultural trauma--internment, mass displacement and rampant racism--in the United States, and how it weaves together with current events.

Author: Mia Ayumi Malhotra
Publisher: Alice James Books
Published: 09/04/2018
Pages: 100
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781938584947

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2018
Library Journal 09/15/2018 pg. 57

About the Author
Mia Ayumi Malhotra is a fourth-generation Japanese American and the recipient of fellowships from Kundiman and the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from the University of Washington, and her poems have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, including Indiana Review, The Greensboro Review, Best New Poets, and DISMANTLE: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop. She was raised in Laos and Thailand and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.