Alice Parker
'I found a Pandora’s box exploding with such emotional tales, I was not really prepared to hear. In many of the Japanese I interviewed, there was this driving-need for the world to know their harrowing experiences, as they had been almost randomly tossed into, in the countries Japan had occupied.' Occupied Hearts: Japan as the Occupier & The Occupied is the second book in the sequel to ’Occupied Hearts’. This book follows the lives of foreigners growing up in Japan after World War II, sharing their personal stories alongside historical facts. From the end of the Allied Occupation to Japan’s economic struggles, you’ll discover the challenges and triumphs of bilingual and bicultural living. Through heartfelt stories, ’Occupied Hearts II’ reminds us of the resilience of the human spirit and the search for belonging, no matter where life takes us.
