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In Kiku Hughes's graphic novel Displacement, a young Japanese American woman named Kiku mysteriously travels through time, experiencing the harsh realities of Japanese incarceration camps during World War Two. The narrative intertwines her family's past, historical facts, and fictional elements to explore themes of generational trauma, immigrant identity, and cultural heritage loss. It addresses issues of racial discrimination, unjust incarceration, physical cruelty, and generational trauma.