Nisei Daughter [B1820]

2000 PB, UW printing of 1952 original, clean with some wear. With charm, humor, and deep understanding, a Japanese-American woman tells how it was to grow up on Seattle's waterfront in the 1930s and to be subjected to 'relocation' during World War II. Along with some 120,000 other persons of Japanese ancestry-77,000 of whom were U.S. citizens-she and her family were uprooted from their home and imprisoned in a camp. In this book, first published in 1952, she provides a unique personal account of these experiences.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This memoir was so beautifully written!! Sone's descriptions of her experience made me feel like I was right there with her, and truly opened my eyes to what it was like for Japanese-Americans to live in the US in the mid-1900s. Sone's tone and writing were so relatable and refreshing, especially during scenes when I was reminded that she was just a girl at the times she was describing."; "This book starts when Monica is six-years-old in the mid 1920s. It takes us up to 1943 - 1944. Much of the book is of her growing up in the hotel her father owned in the Skid Row section of Seattle. There are times in which she speaks of that will bring sadness and there are wonderful, happy, fun times. Such as being sent to a Japanese after school program. Her mother being mistaken as the Japanese consuls wife. Visiting family in Japan. The passing of her younger brother. All of which she talks with honesty and shows the love for her family. The last third of the book she speaks of relocation of the family and how they adapted to their new life. The story ends with Monica leaving the camp with her siblings, and finding a place where she is not considered an 'enemy' and can live 'with confidence and hope'."; "What a terrific rendition of life in Seattle for people of Japanese ancestry before, during and after WWII. Such attention to detail and rich in memory. Beautifully written."; "A memoir that reads like a novel, my favorite! Riveting & heartbreaking. Her forgiveness at the end was hard for me to accept."