“In Malaysia, I like to say our grandparents love us by not speaking,” says US-based Malaysian-born author Vanessa Chan.
“The experience of the Japanese Occupation is very much shrouded in ‘don’t talk about it’ and ‘let’s move on’,” she elaborates, an experience that is undoubtedly relatable to many Malaysians with family members who lived through that time.
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