P. Scott Corbett

Guilty of only looking like the enemy, the Japanese American community was sucked into uniformly undeserved treatment at the hands of their government after December 7, 1941. Eiji Takara was an American-born person of Okinawan/Japanese descent who had been sent back to Japan in the 1930s to be educated and became what was known as Kibei. Despite the intense suspicions about his loyalty to America, he was recruited by the Military Intelligence Service to help translate and analyze intercepted Japanese military communications. He more than proved his loyalty and worth by assisting in the successful interception and killing of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and the famous “Marianas Turkey style="m...

This is the third and final chapter in the chronicles of the Sutherland family in China. In Pursuing Shadows,Lawson Sutherland embarks on a gripping journey that defies time and borders. Despite his family's absence from China for four decades, a relentless longing compels him to return to the land where his roots were planted, where his grandfather's story began, and where his father dedicated his life as an educational style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(15,17,17);font-size:14px;">Driven by an insatiable desire to unravel the mysteries of his family's history and legacy, Lawson delves into the depths of a forgotten past. But little does he know that his quest for truth will...

Harvest of Hunger is the first book in a trilogy recounting the saga of four generations of an American family serving as missionaries and cultural ambassadors in China in the 19th and 20th centuries. Though a certain amount of literary license has been used in developing the narratives, they do track closely actual historical events and experiences of actual people. This book takes up the story of the character, Ross Sutherland, who was the second generation of his family to live and work in China, as he and his family address the challenges of the North China famine of 1920-21. The second book in the series, Fortune’s Retrieval, recounts the struggles Ross’s children, Harriet and Alvin...

In the midst of chaos and conflict, the Southerland missionary family in China faces their greatest test of survival. As the snowballing clashes between the Japanese and the Nationalist Chinese government in Nanking threaten to consume the land, the courageous members of the second and third generation find themselves trapped in the heart of the style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(15,17,17);font-size:14px;">In the 1930s and 40s, when others fled the danger, the Southerlands made a bold choice: to remain in China and continue their missionary work. But their decision comes with a heavy price. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, they were suddenly branded as ...

Love, hate, and memories are the drivers that propel us through life's confusing mazes and narrowly missed collisions with others that can change the arc of our fates. A Thousand Cranes tackles some of the issues of the often hidden and lingering effects of the Vietnam war on men struggling to construct useful civilian lives after surviving the uncivil life of that conflict. For college professors like Roland and Alex, or campus cop Butch, not even the relative calm and structure of academic life in a small Southern California college can fully ease the abiding terrors of their Vietnam years. Is it even possible to simply think your way out of deep emotional trauma? Is the presence of loving...

The fusion of physical and interpersonal crises sometimes triggers the need to make unanticipated and difficult choices in life. When 70-year-old widower Fred Korman suffers a stroke during a long-distance run, his life takes an unexpected turn. As he struggles to recover, he faces a new challenge, protecting his best friend Susan from her abusive ex-husband Tony. But when Tony starts to threaten Fred and his family, Fred must find a way to end the harassment for good. Meanwhile, Fred’s son Aaron is starting a new career and dealing with the news that his girlfriend is pregnant. With pressure mounting from all sides, Fred must summon all his strength and wit to protect his loved ones and f...

A powerful and moving novel about the Japanese American community during World War of only looking like the enemy, the Japanese American community was sucked into uniformly undeserved treatment at the hands of their government after December 7, 1941. Eiji Takara was an American-born person of Okinawan/Japanese descent who had been sent back to Japan in the 1930s to be educated and became what was known as Kibei. Despite the intense suspicions about his loyalty to America, he was recruited by the Military Intelligence Service to help translate and analyze intercepted Japanese military communications. He more than proved his loyalty and worth by assisting in the successful interception and ki...