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> [“Many of us had lost everything and left saying nothing at all. All of us left wearing white numbered identification tags tied to our collars and lapels.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/many-of-us-had-lost-everything-and-left-saying-nothing-at-all-all-of/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

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## More by Julie Otsuka

> [“In early autumn the farm recruiters arrived to sign up new workers, and the War Relocation Authority allowed many of the young men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/in-early-autumn-the-farm-recruiters-arrived-to-sign-up-new-workers/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [And if anyone asks, you're Chinese. The boy had nodded. "Chinese," he whispered. "I'm Chinese." "And I," said the girl, "am the Queen of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/and-if-anyone-asks-you-re-chinese-the-boy-had-nodded-chinese-he/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“We praised them when they were kind to others but told them not to expect to be rewarded for their good deeds. We scolded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/we-praised-them-when-they-were-kind-to-others-but-told-them-not-to/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“SOME SAID that the men had been put on trains and sent far away, over the mountains, to the coldest part of the country.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/some-said-that-the-men-had-been-put-on-trains-and-sent-far-away-over/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“They learned that some people are born luckier than others and that things in this world do not always go as you plan. STILL”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/they-learned-that-some-people-are-born-luckier-than-others-and-that/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“Don't touch me," said the girl. "I want to be sick by myself." "That's impossible," said her mother. She continued to rub her back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/don-t-touch-me-said-the-girl-i-want-to-be-sick-by-myself-that-s/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“A Japanese can live on a teaspoonful of rice a day. We were the best breed of worker they had ever hired in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/a-japanese-can-live-on-a-teaspoonful-of-rice-a-day-we-were-the-best/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“They learned that they should always call the restaurant first. Do you serve Japanese?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/they-learned-that-they-should-always-call-the-restaurant-first-do-you/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“And if they ask you someday what it was I most wanted to say, please tell them, if you would, it was this: I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/and-if-they-ask-you-someday-what-it-was-i-most-wanted-to-say-please/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“Many of us had lost everything and left saying nothing at all. All of us left wearing white numbered identification tags tied to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/many-of-us-had-lost-everything-and-left-saying-nothing-at-all-all-of/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“Because the man who stood there before us was not our father. He was somebody else, a stranger who had been sent back in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/because-the-man-who-stood-there-before-us-was-not-our-father-he-was/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“ladies began boycotting our fruit stands because they were afraid our produce might be tainted with arsenic. Insurance companies canceled our insurance. Banks froze…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/ladies-began-boycotting-our-fruit-stands-because-they-were-afraid-our/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“Their old life seemed far away and remote to him now, like a dream he could not quite remember. The bright green grass, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/their-old-life-seemed-far-away-and-remote-to-him-now-like-a-dream-he/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“The ads in the papers all said 'help wanted, will train,' but wherever she went she was turned down. "The position's just been filled,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/the-ads-in-the-papers-all-said-help-wanted-will-train-but-wherever/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

> [“Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/or-was-their-guilt-written-plainly-and-for-all-the-world-to-see/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

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