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Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir
by Elizabeth Miki Brina
I feel as though this book speaks to me at the deepest level. I am a mixed child, Indo-Chinese mom with Italian dad. I grew up in very white northeast suburbia. I am an only child daughter. And oddly enough I went to college near where she grew up in upstate New York, so so many things were familiar all across the board. I experienced so many things she experienced. I felt the way she felt, about herself, about her relationships with her parents, about her “place in the world,” it felt like so much of this book articulated my thoughts and feelings better than I ever could. I resonate with her rebellion, her initial dislike, her slowly developing need to reclaim a part of herself that she felt she never had ownership over to begin with.
Additionally, the amount of information regarding the history of Okinawa and Okinawans is so beneficial and something I doubt I would have ever learned outside of this book. I loved this memoir. It’s real, raw, flawed, and especially touching. I’ve never read something so reflective of my unique experience.
Additionally, the amount of information regarding the history of Okinawa and Okinawans is so beneficial and something I doubt I would have ever learned outside of this book. I loved this memoir. It’s real, raw, flawed, and especially touching. I’ve never read something so reflective of my unique experience.