O Furo (The Bath) (short story)

Short story by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston about an elderly woman in an unspecified American concentration camp during the World War II. Yuki, a seventy-three year old widow, lives with her grandson, Dixon, a separate barracks room away from the rest of the family. When the falling snow reminds her of Japan, she prevails on Dixon to help her build a Japanese style furo , which they accomplish using scrap lumber and a discarded metal drum. Sitting in the tub, she reflects contentedly on her life.

Might also like " The Man with the Bulging Pockets " by Toshio Mori; " The Old Man on Crutches " by Setsuko Nagata; " Sundown in Topaz " by Sheridan Tatsuno