Nisei Daughter (classics Of Asian American Literature) [Paperback]

With charm, humor, and deep understanding, Monica Sone tells what it was like to grow up Japanese American on Seattles waterfront in the 1930s and to be subjected to relocation during World War II. Along with over one hundred thousand other persons of Japanese ancestry  most of whom were U.S. citizens  Sone and her family were uprooted from their home and imprisoned in a camp. Her unique and personal account is a true classic of Asian American literature.