A review by heatherhira
Displacement by Kiku Hughes

5.0

Kiku Hughes deftly weaves a powerful yet nuanced story of community trauma, and the effects left on subsequent generations through this framed narrative. Less so about the specific day to day life in the camps as Okubo’s Citizen 13660, this novel uses the time between the inciting events and our present day to examine the repercussions often felt by sansei and yonsei Nikkei, but which are usually not discussed and only rarely taught. This gorgeously-rendered fantastical story of a different time and place mourns the devastation of a cultural identity while still acknowledging the ways traditions evolve as families and communities heal.