Displacement #[nn]

In "1," Kiku Hughes delivers a quiet, piercing portrait of displacement as her protagonist is uprooted to the Topaz internment camp in Utah, where she finds herself once again living near her grandmother’s family. The story unfolds in intimate, observant detail—listening to a violin through the wall, overhearing arguments in a language she can’t understand, and watching neighbors grapple with a divisive loyalty questionnaire that stirs fear, hope, and deep uncertainty. With every page drawn, inked, colored, and written by Hughes herself, the emotional weight of memory, silence, and identity takes shape in a powerful, personal narrative.