The significant accuracy is evident in the extent of casualties of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Okinawa as well as in the widespread arrest and confinement of Japanese-Americans into internment camps as a result of these battles. Additionally, it is also culturally accurate in the practice of kendo, hard labor, and the picture bride system of the Japanese people. Overall, this novel explores one of the unspoken shames of American history: the struggle of Japanese-Americans to live in a society that was once home but became a prison of discrimination during
The significant accuracy is evident in the extent of casualties of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Okinawa as well as in the widespread arrest and confinement of Japanese-Americans into internment camps as a result of these battles. Additionally, it is also culturally accurate in the practice of kendo, hard labor, and the picture bride system of the Japanese people. Overall, this novel explores one of the unspoken shames of American history: the struggle of Japanese-Americans to live in a society that was once home but became a prison of discrimination during