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"I believe we inherit sin as much as we inherit trauma. I believe inherited sin is its own form of trauma. But maybe we have a chance at redemption. By being aware, being honest. By giving up power. By letting the world change. By changing ourselves. By apologizing. By forgiving? What would atonement and forgiveness look like? Within a person, a family, a nation?"
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Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina is such a creative memoir. It is the story of Elizabeth growing up in America as the daughter of an Okinawan mother and an American father, who met while her father was stationed in Okinawa as a soldier. I loved the way that Brina combined her personal experiences of growing up seperated from an island and a culture she knew little about, with the history of Okinawa. I knew practically nothing about Okinawa even though America has taken over much of the land for military purposes. This book educated me. I didn't know that Okinawa was colonized and ruled by Japan and lost most of its culture, language, and land. Elizabeth learns these things herself for the first time after spending a life resenting a mother who never seemed to fit in in America. She discusses the ways her internal racism affected the negative way she viewed herself. She talks about redemption and being sorry for the way she treated her mother in her youth. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys memoirs, history, and learning about other cultures. Especially if you read to understand the impacts of colonialism in our world. Also, @thereadingwomen has a podcast episode where they interview the author and it's really good!
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Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina is such a creative memoir. It is the story of Elizabeth growing up in America as the daughter of an Okinawan mother and an American father, who met while her father was stationed in Okinawa as a soldier. I loved the way that Brina combined her personal experiences of growing up seperated from an island and a culture she knew little about, with the history of Okinawa. I knew practically nothing about Okinawa even though America has taken over much of the land for military purposes. This book educated me. I didn't know that Okinawa was colonized and ruled by Japan and lost most of its culture, language, and land. Elizabeth learns these things herself for the first time after spending a life resenting a mother who never seemed to fit in in America. She discusses the ways her internal racism affected the negative way she viewed herself. She talks about redemption and being sorry for the way she treated her mother in her youth. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys memoirs, history, and learning about other cultures. Especially if you read to understand the impacts of colonialism in our world. Also, @thereadingwomen has a podcast episode where they interview the author and it's really good!