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I wasn‘t sure exactly what this book was about when I first saw it but I‘m so glad I read it. The main character time travels into the past of her descendants, straight into the hell of internment camps forced on Japanese Americans. The story jumps back and forth from the past and into the present, when white supremacist Trump is in the Oval Office. It has very Kindred and The Devil‘s Arithmetic vibes. Excellent and voter story telling. We⬇️

Such a good graphic novel. I knew next to nothing about the world war 2 Japanese internment camps. This graphic novel was so informative and heartfelt. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed the unique time travel and education on the incarceration camp experience of Japanese-Americans in the early 1940s. It‘s such a devastating topic.

Kiku travels back in time to the Japanese-American camps in WWII where her grandmother was incarcerated because of her ethnicity. Many messages are conveyed in a beautiful simple manner; for example, it is a historical & genealogical adventure and a protest book against discriminatory immigration policies. A fast 5-star read. Highly recommended for most ages. #Japan #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

This book isn‘t just about the Japanese-American incarceration camps during WWII, it‘s a protest against discriminatory immigration policies. #Japan #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Kiku asked her roommate in the camps if she‘d teach her Japanese. The response: “There‘s no reason for you to learn it. You certainly don‘t want to go to Japan — it‘s even more fascist than America.” #Japan #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Daughter bought this graphic novel this weekend. She‘s loaned it to me to read for #readingasia2021 for #Japan because it is written by Japanese-American Kiku Hughes. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB