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Weaving together history and fiction, this novel brings to light the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated on U.S. soil during WWII, delving into the two questions that stirred division and shaped the future of families.
A masterful polyvocal history of Japanese Americans before, during, and after World War II
In 1942, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing the secretary of war to remove 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast and place them in concentration camps. To be considered for release, they were required to answer the so-called “loyalty questionnaire.” Question 27 of the form asked the inmates—who had been imprisoned...
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