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Displacement
by Kiku Hughes
This was a deeply emotional and very educational look into the lives of the Japanese-American in the camps. Unfortunately very timely again, given the current climate. The book is a mix of fact and fiction, inspired by the author's connection to their grandmother.
I liked the sort of magical connection to history and how our main character got to know their grandmother's past. Since there wasn't a way for the grandmother to tell the story herself, this kind of distanced way of getting to know her worked very well to portray the disconnect between the characters.
I learned a lot, since I have previously been very unmotivated with history (most of what I was taught was quite white) so I unfortunately hadn't known much about the camps. The book gives a deep look into the trauma passed on through generations.
I resonated heavily with Kiku feeling out of place with both the Americans and the Japanese, it's hard to belong when you're so distanced from the culture. I also gained deeper understanding as to why this happened so widely specifically for the generations of Japanese in question.
I'm a little sad this needed to be a mirror to our current times and shows how little we have learned as a society, but I love the call to action and reflection on what we can do now to fight back on the same things happening now.
I liked the sort of magical connection to history and how our main character got to know their grandmother's past. Since there wasn't a way for the grandmother to tell the story herself, this kind of distanced way of getting to know her worked very well to portray the disconnect between the characters.
I learned a lot, since I have previously been very unmotivated with history (most of what I was taught was quite white) so I unfortunately hadn't known much about the camps. The book gives a deep look into the trauma passed on through generations.
I resonated heavily with Kiku feeling out of place with both the Americans and the Japanese, it's hard to belong when you're so distanced from the culture. I also gained deeper understanding as to why this happened so widely specifically for the generations of Japanese in question.
I'm a little sad this needed to be a mirror to our current times and shows how little we have learned as a society, but I love the call to action and reflection on what we can do now to fight back on the same things happening now.