Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir
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Book Overview
A "hauntingly beautiful memoir about family and identity" (NPR) and a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her mother an Okinawan war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nightclub hostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the American soldier who would become her husband. The language barrier and power imbalance that defined...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0525657347
ISBN13:9780525657347
Release Date:February 2021
Publisher:Knopf Publishing Group
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.14 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.9" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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History and culture
Published by Sherri , 5 months ago
Great book for anyone interested in WWII Okinawa! Loved it.
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