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.
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“Easiest job in America,” we were told.
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handed their money over to our bosses,
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
“Did you know that the war was coming?”
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We gave birth to babies that were American citizens and in whose names we could finally lease land.
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savage than the Americans?
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THE DAY of our departure
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A few of us left in disgust, and had no desire to ever come back.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
“Do not apologize,”