Category Archives: Rohwer

Site of Rohwer Internment Camp Gets Grant Money

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jan Morrill

The KUAR website has announced that Arkansas will receive $400,000 in Federal grant money for its projects devoted to the detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II. I visited Rohwer in November, 2009 as part of my research for my novel, … Continue reading →

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Synopsis of Broken Dolls

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Jan Morrill

It hit me on the drive in to work today. What have I done? In the synopsis I originally presented in this blog, I told the ending to the book! My apologies to those of you who already read the … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Dolls, internment, Japanese, No-no boy, Rohwer | 11 Comments

Sachi’s Letter to Nobu

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Jan Morrill

I’ve come to understand that my characters are like children. They want my undivided attention, and will only agree to “talk” to me if they get just that — undivided attention. So, when I finally sit myself down, open my … Continue reading →

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Rohwer Whispers

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Jan Morrill

When I first started writing Broken Dolls, I wasn’t aware there had been two relocation centers in southeast Arkansas. This discovery added new layers to my story which follows the lives of a Japanese-American family from 1941 to 1968. In … Continue reading →