so-soThis was an interesting story of an immigrant from Okinawa and how she grows up in America with her alcoholic mother.
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Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir | 
so-soThis was an interesting story of an immigrant from Okinawa and how she grows up in America with her alcoholic mother.
pickElizabeth‘s mother is Okinawan, her father is American. This memoir contains Elizabeth‘s, her parents‘, the Okinawa people‘s experiences. Elizabeth was born in America in 1981 and had, in many ways, the typical growing-up experiences as older millennials. The time + place she grew up positioned her father as the “protector” and default parent, making her mother, who spoke with an accent and living in an unfamiliar country, the “lesser” parent.⬇️
pickAs a child, Elizabeth idolized her American father and dismissed her Okinawan mother. She didn‘t appreciate all the difficulties her mother faced: growing up in extreme poverty, moving to the US while knowing little English, and then raising a daughter that didn‘t care to learn about her culture. This is Elizabeth‘s journey to discover her Okinawan heritage and understand her mother. Excellent memoir that includes some history of Okinawa, too!
#bookhaul!! This weekend is going to be great!
The top three are B&N from a fun afternoon browsing! Migrations is definitely blame @BarbaraBB and the tagged was a surprise snag from the new in area. My library doesn‘t have it. It‘s a memoir, so I‘ll probably enjoy it! 😁
#botm sent me a voucher for a free book, and I wanted to read Imposter Syndrome, but I‘m canceling again Monday. (I know @Reviewsbylola 😂)
This is my mom‘s indoor garden 🌸
#Bookmail today. I love getting the monthly @BookPage . And our little free library Spring newsletter arrived too.
