Judy Y. Kawamoto is a retired psychotherapist. Her experience with the University of Colorado's Asian American Educational Opportunity Program led her to specialize in clinical social work in higher education. She has held positions in that capacity at various institutions, including University of California, Berkeley; Southern Oregon University; and City College of San Francisco, where she focused on exposing students of color to the benefits of therapy and encouraging them to participate.

“The ambivalent positioning of the author and her family in relation to what is arguably the defining experience for Japanese Americans—the experience of incarceration—makes for a fascinating subject of reflection on what it means to be impacted by the traumas of history. The text is all the more compelling because the author herself is a mental health professional who situates herself as one in need of healing. In this way, the book is important as a thoughtful affirmation of the need for greater awareness of psychic and intergenerational trauma.”—Tim Yamamura, University of Northern Arizona  “Forced Out covers a relatively overlooked aspect of this historical episode, making it an important resource for helping to fill in this gap. Moreover, it will be important for anyone interested in issues of racial and ethnic inequalities, civil liberties, culture and identity development, and trauma.”—Patti Sakurai, Oregon State University

Judy Y. Kawamoto is a retired psychotherapist. Her experience with the University of Colorado's Asian American Educational Opportunity Program led her to specialize in clinical social work in higher education. She has held positions in that capacity at various institutions, including University of California, Berkeley; Southern Oregon University; and City College of San Francisco, where she focused on exposing students of color to the benefits of therapy and encouraging them to participate.

“The ambivalent positioning of the author and her family in relation to what is arguably the defining experience for Japanese Americans—the experience of incarceration—makes for a fascinating subject of reflection on what it means to be impacted by the traumas of history. The text is all the more compelling because the author herself is a mental health professional who situates herself as one in need of healing. In this way, the book is important as a thoughtful affirmation of the need for greater awareness of psychic and intergenerational trauma.”—Tim Yamamura, University of Northern Arizona  “Forced Out covers a relatively overlooked aspect of this historical episode, making it an important resource for helping to fill in this gap. Moreover, it will be important for anyone interested in issues of racial and ethnic inequalities, civil liberties, culture and identity development, and trauma.”—Patti Sakurai, Oregon State University

Judy Y. Kawamoto is a retired psychotherapist. Her experience with the University of Colorado's Asian American Educational Opportunity Program led her to specialize in clinical social work in higher education. She has held positions in that capacity at various institutions, including University of California, Berkeley; Southern Oregon University; and City College of San Francisco, where she focused on exposing students of color to the benefits of therapy and encouraging them to participate.

“The ambivalent positioning of the author and her family in relation to what is arguably the defining experience for Japanese Americans—the experience of incarceration—makes for a fascinating subject of reflection on what it means to be impacted by the traumas of history. The text is all the more compelling because the author herself is a mental health professional who situates herself as one in need of healing. In this way, the book is important as a thoughtful affirmation of the need for greater awareness of psychic and intergenerational trauma.”—Tim Yamamura, University of Northern Arizona  “Forced Out covers a relatively overlooked aspect of this historical episode, making it an important resource for helping to fill in this gap. Moreover, it will be important for anyone interested in issues of racial and ethnic inequalities, civil liberties, culture and identity development, and trauma.”—Patti Sakurai, Oregon State University