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Displacement is a young adult graphic novel written and illustrated by Kiku Hughes. It follows Kiku, a biracial Japanese American teenager who is repeatedly transported to the 1940s incarceration camp where her grandmother was held during the Second World War. Through speculative time travel, the book examines Japanese American incarceration, inherited trauma, historical memory, identity, and the consequences of suppressing family history.
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What happens in Displacement by Kiku Hughes?
The story follows Kiku, a biracial Japanese American teenager who is repeatedly transported to the 1940s. She encounters the incarceration camp where her grandmother was held during the Second World War.
Who is the main character in Displacement?
Kiku is the central character, and she is a biracial Japanese American teenager. Her time-travel-like experiences connect her present life to her grandmother’s wartime incarceration.
What historical event does Displacement explore?
The graphic novel explores the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans during the 1940s. Kiku’s grandmother was held in one of the camps depicted through the story.
Is Displacement a realistic memoir or speculative graphic novel?
It is a young adult graphic novel that uses speculative elements, including Kiku’s repeated transportation to the past. The historical setting is based on the real incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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