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No-No Boy (Classics of Asian American Literature)
NoNo Boy - Classics of Asian American Literature Author:John Okada "No-No Boy has the honour of being the very first Japanese American novel," writes novelist Ruth Ozeki in her new foreword to John Okada's classic of Asian American literature. No-No Boy tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life "no-no boys," who answered "no" twice in a compulsory government questionnaire as to whet... more »her he would serve in the armed forces and swear loyalty to the United States. Unwilling to pledge himself to the country that interned him and his family, Ichiro earns two years in prison and the hostility of his family and community when he returns home to Seattle.« less