Obasan
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Book Description
This powerful, passionate, and highly acclaimed novel tells, through the eyes of a child, the moving story of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi is a sheltered and beloved 5-year-old when Pearl Harbor changes her life. Separated from her mother, she watches as she and her family become enemy aliens, persecuted and despised in their own land. Surrounded by hardship and pain, Naom... More
Book Information
Publisher | BTC Audiobooks |
Binding | Audio Cassette (23 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 1 |
ISBN-10 | 086492304X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0864923042 |
Publication Date | 05/01/2000 |
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3/16/2009 Mai Kemble said:
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
This is a book I think everyone should read!
My mother is Japanese and my father is Scottish-heritage, born American. I do not look very asian, but I went to Japanese School until I graduated high school, so I feel very Japanese.
I still think that whatever culture or background, this is a wonder... more
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
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