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- Kogawa's Itsuka (1992) continues the journey of Naomi's family as they seek redress from the Canadian government for their unjust internment.
- Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony (1977) tells the story of a Native American man struggling to recover from his experiences fighting in World War II for the U.S. Army in the Pacific. His nightmares revolve around the terrifying idea that, as someone who was once considered an enemy of Americans, he was killing an enemy who looked like him. Ultimately, he is able to restore his mental health by reconnecting with his tribe's traditions.
- Jamaica Kincaid's Lucy (1990) narrates the coming-of-age story of another young girl dealing with sexual traumas. Lucy's sexual secrets, much like Naomi's, complicate the already challenging process of growing into womanhood as a racial minority.
- John Okada, an American author, wrote about a character striving to restore the Japanese community to its pre-internment state in his 1957 novel, No-No Boy, set in the United States.
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