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This is the story of Henry Lee, a young, Chinese boy growing up in World War II. His parents want him to be American so they send him to an all white prestigious school. There he meets Keiko who is a Japanese girl. Her parents want her to be American too. She is a second generation Japanese American. They form a friendship. Then Keiko's family is forced to leave and live in a Japanese concentration camp. Henry goes to visit her at the concentration camp and they write but time moves on and he lo
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This book is very enjoyable for what it is. It isn't an exceptionally well written novel, or one that delves deeply into the issues or history that are the backdrop to the story, but the plot was extremely satisfying.
There are two timelines to the novel: the "present" (set in 1986) and the past, set between 1942 and 1945. The novel follows Henry, a first-generation Chinese boy in Seattle, who meets Keiko, a second-generation Japanese girl, at an otherwise all-white school. The two become friend ...more
There are two timelines to the novel: the "present" (set in 1986) and the past, set between 1942 and 1945. The novel follows Henry, a first-generation Chinese boy in Seattle, who meets Keiko, a second-generation Japanese girl, at an otherwise all-white school. The two become friend ...more
An interesting look into a period of American history I really knew nothing about.
May 14, 2010
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