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On page 155, there is an interesting set-up in the panels that I think is worth noting. There are two large panels that are separated, and then there is one in the middle that appears to be apart of both the large panels. To me this means that what is going on in the middle panel is supposed to be rather secretive, as if only the readers are aware of what is happening. This would make sense considering the actual picture within the panel seems to be related to gossip, which would be rather secretive in real life as well.

On page 168, the bottom left panel has very dark shading. This could be to symbolize how ominous and scary the stairs are in George’s eyes, considering the text in the panel is describing how he’s afraid of them. The stairs themselves are the darkest portion in the panel, which demonstrates that they are the thing causing the fear. There’s also shading on George’s face that almost appears like a shadow, as if the stairs were some kind of giant looming monster.

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Wayne Collins was a civil rights attorney that’s well known for how he assisted Japanese Americans at the end of WW2. He managed to get the Tule Lake Camp closed down for good, after closing down the stockade a year prior. He became an advisor to many Japanese Americans, specifically the ones who were coerced into renouncing their citizenship before Tule Lake was closed down. He would then go on a 23-year long campaign to file cases for each individual Tule Lake resident in order to regain their citizenship.

Q: How long did it take for the Takei family to settle back in to normal life? Will they have to relocate to another new home?