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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Patsy who was born in the territory of Hawaii and grew up on the island of Maui. Her father worked for an irrigation company and her family lived on a big stretch of lush green farmland, with chickens,

pigs, and turkeys. They were surrounded by stunning mountains, towering bayonets, and bright turquoise waters.

Patsy loved to wander and explore, stopping to pick vegetables and smell the warm ocean breezes.

By the time Patsy was born in 1927, farmers had been tending this land for centuries. Patsy's grandparents had sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to work these fields when Hawaii was still an independent kingdom.

Patsy was very proud that her family was Japanese and treasured the traditions they shared.

Patsy especially loved the Japanese darumadol. It was a small, pear-shaped doll made with paper mache and painted with red and gold.

Many people in Japan make a wish on their darumadols and then put the dolls on their shelves.

Darumadols aren't in charge of making wishes come true though. They sit on the shelf to remind people that everyone has inner strength and can overcome any obstacle.

And even though the dolls round bottom makes them wobbly, each time they tip over, they always rock back up to standing.

Patsy felt a strong connection with her darumadol. She often felt like she was being knocked down by the world around her.

But she always got herself back up again, ready to fight for her dreams.

When Patsy was in fourth grade, she started at a new school in Hawaii where she was one of the only students of color.

Although her community had a rainbow of different ethnicities, her new school had mostly white students and not many girls.

Patsy felt like an outsider because no one included her in their games or plans.

Instead, she went home after classes to read books or listen to the radio.

Then one day, when Patsy was in tenth grade, she turned on the news and heard a terrible report from one of her heroes, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The United States of America had just joined World War II after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

I asked that the Congress deflare a state of law between the United States and the Japanese Empire.

People started saying terrible things about Japanese Americans, even accusing them of being spies.

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