Friday, November 6, 2009
Weedflower
This book was a touching account of what life was like for Japanese children right after Pearl Harbor. I always have heard about what happened with Americans around that time but not what happened to innocent Japanese Americans. My favorite part in the book was when she was trying to grow the seeds in the desert and they wouldnt grow until she went and worked hard on the soil until they were nurtured enough to grow. When they finally grew they were the color of the rainbow and it made her proud of something that she had accomplished. Its amazing that in the face of adversity she still found something that could make her happy and proud of herself
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I enjoyed that part too. It was heartbreaking to know she was working so hard for something she used to have in abundance.
ReplyDeleteI did not know about what happened to the Japanese Americans. I had never heard it mentioned before. It's funny how everyone talks about what the Japanese did to Pearl Harbor but no one talks about what we did to the Japanese Americans.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement that, that part of the book was very touch and in a way almost like a break through....i was familiar with what went on during pearl harbor, but never really knew much about it either! Guess we all learned something new!!
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