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A review by krista225
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book was clearly written in response to the first Trump presidency; he's mentioned by name. Inspired by the administration's immigration policies and the tactics taken to remove undesirables from the United States, the author uses a time-travel trope to revisit one of the nation's many problematic historical moments. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American government decided all of those of Japanese descent, regardless of their citizenship status, were not to be trusted and needed to be rounded up. Removed from their homes and businesses, Japanese immigrants and citizens were placed into internment camps.
In this book, the author self-inserts and uses her own family as a source of inspiration by following her grandmother - then a young girl - through the camps. She uses the concept of ancestral memory to demonstrate how even though she has never physically been imprisoned by the US government, the communal memory and its after-effects still resonate and impact her life.
In this book, the author self-inserts and uses her own family as a source of inspiration by following her grandmother - then a young girl - through the camps. She uses the concept of ancestral memory to demonstrate how even though she has never physically been imprisoned by the US government, the communal memory and its after-effects still resonate and impact her life.