In Julie Otsuka’s novel When the Emperor was Divine, the boy’s life changed drastically due to his time in the internment camp. The boy was seven when he and his family boarded the train to their internment camp. He was a sensitive young child at...

In When the Emperor Was Divine, Julie Otsuka takes us through the journey of a Japanese-American family that is displaced to internment camps along with many other families because of the war. The novel is told through the different perspectives...

Many scholars have scrutinized the idea of going “beyond Black and White” in relation to the construction of the Asian American identity. Many arguments have been put forward to explain the possible factors that eventually lead to the perpetuation...

The characters in the novel When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka find themselves in a rather comforting place they call “home.” The father has a job outside the home, the mother works inside the home, and the children go to school and make...

When the Emperor was Divine tells the story of a family of Japanese Americans living in California during World War II. During this time the United States Government forced the relocation and incarceration of those of Japanese descent into...

What is the American Dream? It’s the idea that people can come to America with nothing and make something out of nothing; the pulling oneself up by his or her own boot straps. “The Buddha in the Attic”, is a poetic novel written by Julie Otsuka...