Every day Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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…

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“SOME SAID that the men had been put on trains and sent far away, over the mountains, to the coldest part of the country.…

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“They learned that some people are born luckier than others and that things in this world do not always go as you plan. STILL”

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“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…

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“A Japanese can live on a teaspoonful of rice a day. We were the best breed of worker they had ever hired in their…

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“They learned that they should always call the restaurant first. Do you serve Japanese?”

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“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…

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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…

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“ladies began boycotting our fruit stands because they were afraid our produce might be tainted with arsenic. Insurance companies canceled our insurance. Banks froze…

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“Their old life seemed far away and remote to him now, like a dream he could not quite remember. The bright green grass, the…

— Julie Otsuka