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“[Author Karen Tei] Yamash*ta provides a lot of answers, but she also leaves a lot unknown, because it is impossible to know everything.” – Amber Hisatomi

In the most recent Densho Catalyst article, UCLA PhD Student Amber Hisatomi reviews Karen Tei Yamash*ta’s new novel, Questions 27 & 28. The book captures the movement and history of Japanese Americans from the 20th century to the present through the involvement of real historical figures and experimental narratives. A nod to the book’s title, the novel plays with the concept of loyalty in Japanese American history in unexpected yet connected ways.

Tying in the literary and the personal, Amber explores the novel as an archive through a brief overview of its three parts, focusing on how communities are empowered by shared histories, especially when they are able to contribute to it.

Read Amber’s review at densho.org/catalyst