![]() ![]() ![]() The narrative highlights moments in Masako’s life and her feelings. ![]() It also follows the Japanese structure of a narrative with one event coming after another in sequence, rather than flashbacks to the past. The plot encompasses Masako’s life from a little girl to a newly married woman. Allen Say wrote and illustrated this book about his parents and specifically his mother who was American-born and raised, but moved to Japan with her parents after she graduated from high school. This autobiographical picture book will appeal to readers through the third grade. ![]() It is only after she meets Joseph, her future husband, that she comes to terms with the two cultures and finds her place between the dichotomous worlds. When she takes a job in the city, she is able to meet Americans and her future husband. After being uprooted from the only culture she has ever know, Masako is torn between her love for the American life and her new life in Japan. However, her parents decide to move back to Japan after she graduates from high school. As a young Japanese American living in California, she learns to love American food and the freedom women have. This picture book tells the story of the author’s mother, Masako, and her search for identity and a sense of belonging. ![]()
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