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Obasan
Obasan
Author: Joy Kogawa
Joy Kogawa is a gifted poet and writer. She is also Nisei, the child of Japanese immigrant parents. OBASAN, her first novel, recovers the truth about what happened to her, her family and her people in Canada during WW II. Winner of the Before Columbus Foundation's 1982 prize, OBASAN reminds us of the indignities and injustice we visited on our l...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780785745761
ISBN-10: 0785745769
Publication Date: 10/1999
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
Book Type: School Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 3
Story of Japanese Americans interred during WWII - heart breaking glimpse into the reality these people suffered at the hands of an ignorant government.
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Helpful Score: 2
A schoolteacher (circa 1972) looks back on the life of her family during the 1940s and 1950s as they were relocated from Vancouver B.C. to the Lethbridge area of Alberta.
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Helpful Score: 1
Well-written, bittersweet in places, good introductory book for teens also.
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