Category Archives: internment

Synopsis of Broken Dolls

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Jan Morrill

It hit me on the drive in to work today. What have I done? In the synopsis I originally presented in this blog, I told the ending to the book! My apologies to those of you who already read the … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Dolls, internment, Japanese, No-no boy, Rohwer | 11 Comments

Synopsis of Broken Dolls

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Jan Morrill

It hit me on the drive in to work today. What have I done? In the synopsis I originally presented in this blog, I told the ending to the book! My apologies to those of you who already read the … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Dolls, internment, Japanese, No-no boy, Rohwer | 11 Comments

Sachi’s Letter to Nobu

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Jan Morrill

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 →

Posted in Arkansas, Broken Dolls, crawdad, internment, Japanese-American, Rohwer | 4 Comments

Sachi’s Letter to Nobu

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Jan Morrill

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 →

Posted in Arkansas, Broken Dolls, crawdad, internment, Japanese-American, Rohwer | 4 Comments

In the Shadow of Heart Mountain

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Jan Morrill

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 →

Posted in Broken Dolls, Cody, Heart Mountain, internment, Japanese-American, relocation center, travel, Tule Lake, World War II, Wyoming | 1 Comment

In the Shadow of Heart Mountain

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Jan Morrill

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 →

Posted in Broken Dolls, Cody, Heart Mountain, internment, Japanese-American, relocation center, travel, Tule Lake, World War II, Wyoming | 1 Comment

Rohwer Whispers

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Jan Morrill

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 →

Posted in Arkansas, Broken Dolls, internment, Japanese, Rohwer, travel, Tule Lake | 16 Comments

Rohwer Whispers

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Jan Morrill

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 →

Posted in Arkansas, Broken Dolls, internment, Japanese, Rohwer, travel, Tule Lake | 16 Comments