Jeanne Wakatsuki Summary
In this chapter, Jeanne Wakatsuki, reminisces about the time before the internment camps. She talks about the wharf and multiple boats, such as The Nereid, and The Waka. They were her father’s boats, and The Nereid was used as a fishing boat, that was also worth $25,000. Her father didn’t like working for others though, he wanted to be fishing for himself.
One day, the fishermen went out for the canneries, but came back early. Jeanne nor her mother knew why they were coming back, however one of them came running down and said the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Her father went home and burned a Japanese flag, he got from Hiroshima, 35 years earlier. He also burned any documentation that suggested he still had connection with Japan. However,
One day, the fishermen went out for the canneries, but came back early. Jeanne nor her mother knew why they were coming back, however one of them came running down and said the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. Her father went home and burned a Japanese flag, he got from Hiroshima, 35 years earlier. He also burned any documentation that suggested he still had connection with Japan. However,