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A review by courtneyjane
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya
5.0
Such a great read, and one that required me to do some personal reflecting.
I found my own ignorance of the Rwandan genocide to be appalling. I knew of it of course but had no idea it was an event that lasted just 100 days but claimed almost a million lives. That to no surprise the racial tensions were started by Belgians, imperialists, who ran at the first sight of the mess they caused.
I can you tell you facts upon facts about the holocaust. I am disturbed thinking of the way the holocaust was taught in school, under the guise of "never again." When in fact it did happened again and just a decade before I was learning about WWII.
It's happening right now in China.
Whiteness should not factor into empathy and education.
Clemantine, I'm sorry you were a victim paraded on our television shows for entertainment. Made to perform when you were confused and lost.
I found my own ignorance of the Rwandan genocide to be appalling. I knew of it of course but had no idea it was an event that lasted just 100 days but claimed almost a million lives. That to no surprise the racial tensions were started by Belgians, imperialists, who ran at the first sight of the mess they caused.
I can you tell you facts upon facts about the holocaust. I am disturbed thinking of the way the holocaust was taught in school, under the guise of "never again." When in fact it did happened again and just a decade before I was learning about WWII.
It's happening right now in China.
Whiteness should not factor into empathy and education.
Clemantine, I'm sorry you were a victim paraded on our television shows for entertainment. Made to perform when you were confused and lost.