An underground classic, this book looks at the Hawaii plantation experience for Japanese-Americans in the 1930's.

A fascinating short read about a period of time and experiences I knew nothing about. A family of Japanese who live in Hawaii try and create a life eeking out an existence working on cane plantations. It is basically slave labour, with a well established hierarchy that puts them at virtuallying the bottom of the heap.

Focusing on two brothers who learn English at school and Japanese at home, the young men try and find their way living with cultural expectations to obey their parents while seeking to pay off a family dept.

Posted to the UK as part of an Internationally Themed Virtual Book Box. The stamp on the envelope is a very cool mirrored portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

Thankyou kiwiinengland! This book arived today in good order. For me it will also be some learning about things I knew nothing about.

Lamilla has chosen this book from the Alphabet Virtual Book Box.

Arrived today. Looking forward to reading it!

Reserved for the Alphabet VBB http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14319389

Is taken from the box by greenbadger

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Chosen from Alphabet VBB round 14. Thank you very much! Great to see a well-travelled book and I love the postcard and bookmark you included. :)

The story of a Japanese-American family in Hawaii in the run up to the war, living on a tiny income. I'm afraid I didn't really get into this - the story skips around a lot and I couldn't always work out what was going on.

Released at the UK UNCON 2019.

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Picked up at the Northampton BookCrossing Unconvention.