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I’m a big reader of historical fiction and i decided that in 2026 I’m going to focus on reading about stories of people not like me. So far, I’ve read about generations of a Hawaiian family told through their gift of Hula. A based on reality story of a Japanese family interred at Manzanar and an amazing book written by two sisters about that spanned over 200 years of black women in a family from South Carolina.
Because I’m also a librarian, I’ve dug into footnotes, bibliographies and now non-fiction. As my so, a history major said, so really digging into the best of America, huh Mom? 😉
Some Sing, Some Cry, Ntozake Shange, Ifa Byeza
hula, Jasmin Iolani Hakes
Garden of Stones, Sophie Littlefield
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Thank you for sharing those titles. Your mention of Hula made me think of https://savingplaces.org/places/natatorium that I became aware of after staying in a nearby hotel. And meeting Johnny Angel, lifeguard and son of legendary Jose Angel when my son was surfing the North Shore as part of his college visit.
Garden of Stones reminds me of having the privilege of hearing George Takei speak at the Japanese American National Museum thanks to Lawrence’s and my mutual friend Jeff Yang who curated an exhibit for George.
Adding all three titles to my reading list.
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