The Buddha in the Attic
Most of us left speaking only English, so as not to anger the crowds that had gathered to watch us go.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
We cared only about money.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
for hadn’t we always dreamed of becoming our mother? Wasn’t that all we had ever once wanted to be?)
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
A few of us left in disgust, and had no desire to ever come back.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
“That’s just the way it is,” they said to themselves. And, “So what?” And, “Who cares?” Because they knew that no matter what they did they would never really fit in. We’re just a bunch of Buddhaheads.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
THEY GAVE US new names.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
struck us many times with his belt and called us many well-deserved names, in the end he let us go.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
our husbands had nothing to do with them.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
“Did you know that the war was coming?”