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From the Writer
A Dialog with Traci Chee, creator of WE ARE NOT FREE
What was your inspiration behind We Are Not Free?
In 1942, a number of months after the assault on Pearl Harbor and the US’ entry into WWII, the federal authorities evicted greater than 100,000 folks of Japanese ancestry from their properties on the west coast and imprisoned them in incarceration camps with out fees or trial. This a part of American historical past is definitely a part of my very own historical past, as a result of my grandparents, who had been youngsters on the time and Americans by delivery, and their households had been incarcerated for 3 years in these camps. It’s one thing I’ve been wanting to write down about for years—it simply took determining truly do it!
What made you resolve writing from 14 factors of view?
I’d been making an attempt to determine write a e book concerning the incarceration for years, however the extra analysis I did, the extra unimaginable it appeared.
There have been simply so many tales, so many advanced accounts and reactions, that I simply couldn’t determine get all of them right into a single novel from a single perspective! However then I noticed I didn’t have to write down only one foremost character… I might write fourteen. I might attempt to inform this kaleidoscope of experiences and views, and as soon as I understood that, I knew start.
Since this e book is predicated on a really private subject, was it troublesome to write down about it?
Completely. As a part of my analysis, I interviewed various kin who’d been within the camps, and lots of of their tales ended up inspiring moments in We Are Not Free. (Certainly one of my nice Auntie Mary’s tales even impressed the title!)
The entire time, I felt prefer it was such a privilege to have entry to those tales, and that meant I additionally had this big duty, at the same time as I remodeled these experiences into fiction, to inform them as authentically and respectfully as I probably might. The entire course of was such a present, and I’m so grateful for it.
What’s one piece of recommendation that you’d give others that wish to know extra about their household historical past throughout troublesome occasions?
I beloved studying from my kin and would encourage others to sit down down with their households within the spirit of sharing and good dialog, however I additionally suppose troublesome occasions will be equally troublesome to speak about, even many years after these occasions are over. It could be time for a few of these previous tales to be instructed. It won’t be. Whether it is, then I believe that approaching a dialog from a spot of affection, humility, and respect is a reasonably good place to start out.
Writer : Clarion Books; Reprint version (March 1, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 0358668107
ISBN-13 : 978-0358668107
Studying age : 12 years and up
Grade stage : 6 – 9
Merchandise Weight : 11.5 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.97 x 8.25 inches
