The Buddha in the Attic
This was our contribution to the war effort, we were told. An opportunity for us to prove our loyalty.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
why do they have to PROVE their loyalty-race
They took us even though we bit them.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
savage than the Americans?
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
be noticed from afar.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
Most of us spoke like ladies most of the time, with our voices pitched high, and pretended to know much less than we did,
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
MOSTLY, they were ashamed of us.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
if there had been a way of going to America without marrying one, we would have figured it out.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
STILL, they dreamed.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
For they were Buddhas now, who resided in the Land of Bliss.