tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post3241876549013713042..comments2023-03-29T10:25:18.702-04:00Comments on Read Me Deadly: Konnichiwa (Hello)Sister Mary Murderoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721665989818474295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-53259607986095756792012-03-26T16:53:57.333-04:002012-03-26T16:53:57.333-04:00About the only thing I did know about Japanese in ...About the only thing I did know about Japanese in Peru was that Alberto Fujimori was the Peruvian president and was of Japanese ancestry. I remember he was convicted of human rights violations and bribery and sent to prison. I think he's still there.Sister Mary Murderoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721665989818474295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-4014496704281454842012-03-26T16:28:56.694-04:002012-03-26T16:28:56.694-04:00I did check this on Wikipedia and it was on that s...I did check this on Wikipedia and it was on that site that I found that some people were indeed sent back to Japan in exchange for American prisoners, but not all.<br /><br />It is amazing that the President of Peru was a Japanese-Peruvian.Maltese Condorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327846051123983457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-22294001009245849952012-03-26T12:28:38.598-04:002012-03-26T12:28:38.598-04:00I'd never heard this story about the Japanese ...I'd never heard this story about the Japanese from Peru, even though I thought I knew a lot about the Japanese internment camps in the US. What an astonishing story.Sister Mary Murderoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721665989818474295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-63325992089832291982012-03-26T08:55:33.830-04:002012-03-26T08:55:33.830-04:00MC, my jaw dropped to the floor when I read about ...MC, my jaw dropped to the floor when I read about the kidnappings and sale of people post WWII. Sister, you know a lot about the period, had you heard of this? The naming of the different generations is also fascinating information. Thanks!<br /><br />I read and enjoyed Hirahara's first two books and will look for the others.Peripherahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534717949547090473noreply@blogger.com