Speak, Okinawa : a memoir
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction
921 BRINA 2021
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921 BRINA 2021
1 available
Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction
921 BRINA, ELIZABETH MIKI Speak
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921 BRINA, ELIZABETH MIKI Speak
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Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 921 BRINA 2021 | Available |
Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 921 BRINA, ELIZABETH MIKI Speak | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Brina, Elizabeth Miki, -- 1981-
Brina, Elizabeth Miki, -- 1981- -- Family
Brina, Elizabeth Miki, -- 1981- -- Travel -- Japan
Intercountry marriage -- New York (State) -- Syracuse.
Japanese American women -- Biography.
Japanese Americans -- Biography
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity
Okinawa-ken (Japan) -- Biography.
Racially mixed people -- Biography.
Ryukyuans -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Brina, Elizabeth Miki, -- 1981-
Brina, Elizabeth Miki, -- 1981- -- Family
Brina, Elizabeth Miki, -- 1981- -- Travel -- Japan
Intercountry marriage -- New York (State) -- Syracuse.
Japanese American women -- Biography.
Japanese Americans -- Biography
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity
Okinawa-ken (Japan) -- Biography.
Racially mixed people -- Biography.
Ryukyuans -- New York (State) -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war bride--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 their early relationship followed them to the predominantly white, upstate New York suburb where they moved to raise their only daughter. There, Elizabeth grew up with the trappings of a typical American childhood and adolescence. Yet, even though she felt almost no connection to her mother's distant home, she also felt out of place among her peers. Decades later, Elizabeth comes to recognize the shame and self-loathing that haunt both her and her mother, and attempts a form of reconciliation, not only to come to terms with the embattled dynamics of her family but also to reckon with the injustices that reverberate throughout the history of Okinawa and its people. Clear-eyed and profoundly humane, Speak, Okinawa is a startling accomplishment--a heartfelt exploration of identity, inheritance, forgiveness, and what it means to be an American"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brina, E. M. (2021). Speak, Okinawa: a memoir . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brina, Elizabeth Miki, 1981-. 2021. Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brina, Elizabeth Miki, 1981-. Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brina, Elizabeth Miki. Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
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