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Window glimpses of our storied past - by Genny Lim (Paperback)

Window glimpses of our storied past - by  Genny Lim (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An Anthology of Senior Asian American memoirs ranging in historical subject matter and themes from Japanese American Internment Camps and Chinese immigration to coming of age as Asian American in a racialized America.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>An anthology of memoirs written by Senior Asian American participants in the senior Asian American writing workshop conducted by Genny Lim at the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California, San Francisco Japantown, in collaboration with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center. Narratives include accounts of Japanese American Internment and post-internment by former detainees, Florence Dobashi, Harumi Serata and Michi Tashiro, an immigration saga by Leon Sun, poems and coming of age stories by Brenda Chinn, May Chung and Leslie Yee-Murata.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>The writings in this rich anthology disprove any notions of the so-called 'model minority.' Their names alone, Genny Lim, Florence Ohmura Dobashi, Harumi Serata, Michiko Tashiro, Leon Sun, May Chung, Brenda Chinn and Sato Hashizuma, invite the reader to open and see, to remember and act, to validate and inspire, to shout and dance. Especially, to live. Through language and love. Silences? Not. - Nellie Wong, author of Breakfast, Lunch Dinner.</em></p><br>

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