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Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer. Her works include Obasan, Itsuka, and Naomi's Road. A victim of the Canadian government's decision to inter Japanese-Canadians during World War II, Kogawa was instrumental in influencing the government to make a settlement in 1988 for the loss of liberty and property.

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Joy Kogawa - Obasan Study guide for the novel. www.umass.edu/complit/aclanet/Kogawa.html

No Joy in Kogawa's disturbing tale of pedophilia Review of 'The Rain Ascends'. www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/117/apr15/review/kogawa.html

Author on journey of self-discovery Article from the Anglican Journal. www.anglicanjournal.com/124/06/af01.html

Joy Kogawa Photograph, biography, and texts by and about the author. quarles.unbc.ca/kbeeler_html/research/kog1.html

Voices From the Gaps: Joy Kogawa Biography and selected bibliography. voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/KOGAWAjoy.htm