Category Archives: internment
Sachi’s Letter to Nobu
I’ve come to understand that my characters are like children. They want my undivided attention, and will only agree to “talk” to me if they get just that — undivided attention. So, when I finally sit myself down, open my … Continue reading
Sachi’s Letter to Nobu
I’ve come to understand that my characters are like children. They want my undivided attention, and will only agree to “talk” to me if they get just that — undivided attention. So, when I finally sit myself down, open my … Continue reading
In the Shadow of Heart Mountain
Last week, I visited my third Japanese-American internment camp site—Heart Mountain Relocation Center, thirteen miles outside of Cody, Wyoming. I was nine years old when I visited my first site, Tule Lake Relocation Center in California. I remember watching my … Continue reading
In the Shadow of Heart Mountain
Last week, I visited my third Japanese-American internment camp site—Heart Mountain Relocation Center, thirteen miles outside of Cody, Wyoming. I was nine years old when I visited my first site, Tule Lake Relocation Center in California. I remember watching my … Continue reading
Rohwer Whispers
When I first started writing Broken Dolls, I wasn’t aware there had been two relocation centers in southeast Arkansas. This discovery added new layers to my story which follows the lives of a Japanese-American family from 1941 to 1968. In … Continue reading
Rohwer Whispers
When I first started writing Broken Dolls, I wasn’t aware there had been two relocation centers in southeast Arkansas. This discovery added new layers to my story which follows the lives of a Japanese-American family from 1941 to 1968. In … Continue reading
