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piyali 's review for:
Himawari House
by Harmony Becker
One could literally write a paper on this book and all the issues that it explores - sense of belonging for first generation immigrants, immigrant experience, parental expectations, friendship, love, family. What I loved the most was the author's afterword about the use of accent in this book. Accents of Asian people have been long used for comic relief. Harmony Becker gives her characters authentic accents because she loves accents. She thinks "they add depth and character to one's speech - a sense of place." She writes, "What is an accent but proof of the ability to speak more than one language?"