... She is referred to as Jap, filthy Jap! "Go home, Jap. Where is home?" (pg. 574) She is in America, but does not have the identity of an American. "I have kept myself contained within these walls shaped to my body and buried by rage. I rebuilt my life like a wall, unquestioning. Obeyed their laws...their laws." (pg. 575) We see in the next passage of this story, the announcement - that people of Japanese ancestry regardless of citizen status, must be incarcerated. She again wonders where her home is. When this happens, her walls slowly come down. They realize that they are Americans. They have the same rights as everyone else in the country. They testify to the way they have been treated and for them, it heals them and mends their souls. They understand, just because something has been done to them, doesn't mean that they must accept it. ...

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