We Are Not Free by Traci Chee | Book Review

New Books About the Japanese American Incarceration during World War II Illuminate History with Fresh Perspective from Yonsei Artists and Writers Traci Chee's We Are Not Free is powerful and personal. Immediate, visceral, and so dang good. The YA historical is easily one of the most accessible books I’ve read centered on what our…

ByMichelleSeptember 1, 20200Comments

Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai | 5-Star Review

In Hate to Want You, Olivia Kane and Nicholas Chandler’s families have been intertwined for generations. Their grandfathers started a grocery store together and then a series of tragedies put the store solely in the hands of Chandlers. More importantly, it drove a wedge between sweethearts Olivia and Nicholas. But the spark, make that inferno,…

ByMichelleAugust 9, 20170Comments

Never Again

Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Descent, from the National Park Service's Collection of Historical Documents. In 1940, my grandma was a 21-year old maid in Los Angeles. She worked for a family the Jefferson Park neighborhood and her name is listed with theirs in the Census. By the time President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive…

ByMichelleFebruary 19, 20170Comments

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee | Book Review

Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai | 5-Star Review

Never Again

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