What I’m Reading: Silver Like Dust – 25 in a series – “… they almost shut down for awhile.”

Books / History / Quotes / Reading

“I think we all walked around in a trance for the first few weeks,” Obaachan continues. “I’ve read that when people go from one culture to the next, or when some type of shocking event happens to them, they can become so overwhelmed that mentally and emotionally, they almost shut down for awhile. This is probably what happened to us.”

From  Silver Like Dust by Kimi Cunningham Grant

View of barracks being constructed on Pomona Fairgrounds, Apr. 8, 1942, Pomona Assembly Center, California. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, Ctrl. #: NWDNS-210-G-B88, NARA ARC #: 536837, WRA, Photographer Clem Albers More info »

View of barracks being constructed on Pomona Fairgrounds, Apr. 8, 1942, Pomona Assembly Center, California. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, Ctrl. #: NWDNS-210-G-B88, NARA ARC #: 536837, WRA, Photographer Clem Albers

What I'm Reading: Those were hakujin beaches. Whites-only beaches.

†

* A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs
** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out!
† Available from the LA Public Library2</p >

Related Posts:

  1. What I’m Reading: Silver Like Dust – 24 in a series – “…and other farm animals were cleaned out and transformed into homes for the prisoners.”
  2. What I’m Reading: Silver Like Dust – 15 in a series – “…we figured they would send us off by the household.”
  3. What I’m Reading: Silver Like Dust – 19 in a series – “…We saw it as our duty.”
  4. What I’m Reading: Silver Like Dust – 21 in a series – “This is what you deserved!”
  5. What I’m Reading: Silver Like Dust – 10 in a series – “How to Tell Japs from the Chinese.”
Back to Top