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Author:
Elizabeth Miki Brina
Publisher:
Knopf
Date:
February 23, 2021
A memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parentsâher father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war brideâand her own, fraught cultural heritage.
What The Reviewers Say
... poignant.
[A] masterful memoir in which Brina examines the complex relationship she has with her interracial parents.
This is how a woman in her 40s comes to terms with her identity in a supposedly racially aware America. It’s a story written with pathos, humour, grace and a massive dose of cringe.
... reads like a deeply personal apology from Brina to her mother.
