Displacement, a graphic novel by Kiku Hughes, comes out today! I read an advance copy and it’s quite good.

The author is holding a virtual event this Wednesday Aug 19th at 5pm PST (8pm East coast) with a moderator from Densho.org.

From Macmillian Publishers:

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japanese internment camps in Displacement, a historical graphic novel from Kiku Hughes.

Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II.

These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself "stuck" back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans who were denied their civil liberties and suffered greatly, but managed to cultivate community and commit acts of resistance in order to survive. 

Kiku Hughes weaves a riveting, bittersweet tale that highlights the intergenerational impact and power of memory.

Japanese American history is part of the conversation of addressing Rhode Island’s State Holiday “Victory over Japan Day”. #RenameVictoryDay

Thank you and please keep sharing this petition and Amanda Woodward’s parallel petition on GoPetition! Rhode Islanders, contact your RI Representatives (list) or RI Senators (list) -- we’ll need your help in the upcoming legislative process!