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“They turned then, and began the long walk to Block Six. Sumiko looked back once more, shading her eyes. She saw Hana and Kiku deep in conversation as they walked down the dusty road. They did not even seem aware of the murky gathering clouds in the sky or to feel the ominous gust of hot, trembling wind. They did not know that by the time they walked to Hana’s barrack at the opposite end of camp, another dust storm would be coursing over the desert sands, enveloping all of Topaz in its white fury.” (Uchida, 216) On November of 1917, Hana Omiya arrived on the port of San Francisco, anxiously awaiting to find her handsome, husband to be, Taro Takeda. However, when Hana finally got to see the real face of Tora, she realized that this was not the guy she saw in the picture, but an older man with a high forehead, a thick noise, and heavy lips. Through time Hana learned to love him. Nevertheless, they f