Displacement tells the story of Kiku Hughes's family while also adding in some fiction due to missing pieces. The story of Japanese Americans who were put into camps during WWII is one that until recent history is one that was meant to be forgotten. No one wanted to talk about it or the consequences/mark it has left on the country.
Overall this story is one that I loved. Getting to see the reimagined photos in the graphic novel of what the camps looked like and how the people acted helps bring it to life more than if it had just been written word. Getting to see the camps through Kiku reimagined eyes and how little she knew despite being from the future shows the gaps that are left in history classes in school. It also shows the reality for so many people in our country when it came to the camps and being Japanese in the 1940s. This is a story that is going to stick with me for a long time and I hope to revisit it in the future again once I’ve learned more about the camps on my own.
While im still getting used to graphic novel format I do enjoy history that is told through it. I feel like it helps bring it to life more and helps people realize that some of the things in these stories did really happen. Of course doing your own research and continuining to learn about it through non-fiction books is always needed and encouraged. I appreciate how the author at the end added in recommend reads and I will be adding them to my tbr to continue to learn about this time in history.
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Author Q&A
What are you hoping readers take away from this book?
Of course I hope that readers will get a broader understanding of Japanese American incarceration and what parts of American history get erased over time. But more generally, I hope people come away from Displacement understanding that community trauma, especially when caused by racist targeting, persists in myriad ways for generations. It is so important to fight back against bigoted policy actively and immediately, because the consequences of inaction are so far-reaching and damaging. More positively, I hope people see the power that memories can have when they are shared. It can be hard to do, but it's essential to keep the stories alive, not only for the healing of the community but for the country as a whole. Ignoring the past doesn't mean it stops affecting us, especially the most vulnerable among us. I hope readers feel empowered to share their stories and learn the stories of others, and use those memories as a tool against hatred.
What inspired you to write DISPLACEMENT?
Though it's a story I've wanted to tell for a long time, the 2016 election was really what inspired Displacement to take the shape it did. The Japanese American community has been very outspoken, especially since 2016, about their resistance to American concentration camps, and they continue to inspire me with their activism.
In what ways were the time travel genre and graphic novel format particularly well suited to explore this past?
I understood from the start that there were details of the past and of my grandmother's life that I would never know fully. A lot has been lost and I wanted to acknowledge that loss by using a fantastical element to tell the story. Likewise, comics are useful to indicate there is some fiction in this history, since the medium is so dialog-heavy.
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An amazing book that gives an insight on Japanese Camps that were wrongly used during WW2. Content also includes relevancy to what is going on in the US at the moment. Beautiful art, too.
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An amazing book that gives an insight on Japanese Camps that were wrongly used during WW2. Content also includes relevancy to what is going on in the US at the moment. Beautiful art, too.
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