In a recent interview, novelist Karen Tei Yamashita discussed her new book "Questions 27 & 28," which delves into the complex and often painful history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, inspired by the ethically questionable Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study, prompting reflections on loyalty and identity within the context of her family's own experiences. #JapaneseAmericanHistory #Literature #CivilRights #JP #US
www.nytimes.com
Karen Tei Yamashita Writes About Japanese American Internment in Her New Novel
On a recent morning, the novelist Karen Tei Yamashita was at home in this beachfront town, talking about the time she came upon a little-known -- but enormous -- archive of materials at the University of California at Berkeley.