Kim Andrews shuts out her history teacher, who is telling the class about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. She is thinking about her ancestors. Kim's mother is American, but her father, who died before she was born, was Japanese. Realizing that she knows nothing about an important part of her heritage, the teenager embarks on a search for her father's Japanese relatives in California. As she meets an aunt and grandmother who are from another time and culture, she learns that she is both Kim Andrews and Kimi Yogushi. And she begins to know what it means to be Japanese-American.
Kim/Kimi poignantly depicts a young woman's investigation of her cultural history. Honestly facing the mistreatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and the prejudices that still exist in many parts of the United States, Hadley Irwin skillfully dramatizes the conflicts that are often part of a multicultural background.
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"A coming-of-age story about a biracial girl who is trying to unearth her deceased father's heritage. Really is about accepting yourself and loving who you are and where you came from. " — Stasha (5 out of 5 stars)
"A coming-of-age story about a biracial girl who is trying to unearth her deceased father's heritage. Really is about accepting yourself and loving who you are and where you came from. "
" Somewhat heavy-handed as far as dealing with racial issues goes, and I'm not sure it's that culturally authentic; still, Kim's an endearing narrator, and I like the strong family relationships. "
" Enjoyable story about a girl who is trying to learn about her Japanese roots. "
" A coming-of-age story about a biracial girl who is trying to unearth her deceased father's heritage. Really is about accepting yourself and loving who you are and where you came from. "
Christina Moore is an actress and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in the television series That ’70s Show, Hawthorne, and 90210. She is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles.
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