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Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir
by Elizabeth Miki Brina
I have all the feels for this memoir!!! Similar to Family in Six Tones by Lan Cao, this memoir is about the journey of a young Asian (Okinawan to be exact!)-American to understand her war-bride Okinawan mother, to find her true self-identity, and her own root. There are parts of the book that leaves me sad for hours especially when she wrote about how her mom yearns for the sense of belonging in a new and strange country.. If you are not an immigrant or have ever spent a prolong period in a foreign country by yourself, you could never relate to her mom’s experience. The book also explains in vivid details about the history of Okinawa which I love! Overall, this is such a great memoir and what a beautiful wedding picture of her parents she shared with the readers right on the first page!