Obasan #Archivespets Their personal experiences (taiken) help

Their personal experiences (taiken) help us understand the challenges of immigration

But why shouldn’t she crack on with the next wall if she can enjoy a tea break at the same time

「影」として日本に帰国しなければならなかった長田栄造。これは歴史の荒波に翻弄されながらも家族を思慕し一途に生きた一日本人の物語であり、第二次世界大戦中の日系カナダ人強制収容という不当な 歴史的事実を背景に、主人公の心理的葛藤を活写した小説である。

Ali Meyers-Ohki

Obasan #Archivespets Their personal experiences (taiken) helpBy Joy Kogawa A powerful and passionate novel, Obasan tells, through the eyes of a child, the moving story of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi is a sheltered and beloved five year old when Pearl Harbor changes her life. Separated from her mother, she watches bewildered as she and her family become enemy aliens, persecuted and despised in their own land. Surrounded by hardship and pain, Naomi is protected by the resolute endurance