Hello! So I bought this book because 1) it talks about the plight of Japanese Americans after WWII and 2) it takes place in Seattle. Both of these things resonate with me, because I’m 1/4 Japanese and I’m currently living in Seattle. However, despite BEING a little bit Japanese, I am not Japanese (obviously). I have no genuine understanding/appreciation of what it means to be Japanese. No Japanese culture/heritage was passed down from my grandmother to her children, so I have no authentic sense of Japan. It’s always bothered me a little bit that she decided to do this, because there are so many fascinating, wonderful, beautiful things about Japan and I wish I could relate even just a little bit. However, reading books that take place during this time period give me a bit of insight into the hatred that was targeted at Japanese Americans during and after WWII. This helps me gain a greater appreciation for my grandmother’s reasoning; by not teaching my father how to be Japanese, she was trying to save him from experiencing some of the hardships and prejudice that she suffered.
Broken Baseball Services 