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DESCRIPTION:Snow on Willow: A Nisei Memoir \n By Jean Oda Moy\n\nThis is th
 e story of an American-born daughter of Japanese immigrants who is caught 
 in Japan in the 1940s and returns to America after the war. She spends her
  early childhood exposed to two cultures in a pre-war Japanese settlement 
 in West Seattle. When U.S. anti-Japanese sentiments escalate\, she is call
 ed &quot\;Jap&quot\; and told &quot\;Go back home.&quot\; Her parents take
  her to their homeland. Here\, she experiences discrimination from the Jap
 anese\, who call her &quot\;Yankee girl&quot\; because she is different an
 d because of anti-U.S. sentiment. During the war\, she and her family endu
 re terrifying air raids\, severe food shortages and many other hardships. 
 They are only 40 miles from Hiroshima when the Americans drop the atomic b
 omb and they feel its massive jolt. Two years later she travels alone to B
 oston and works her way through college.&nbsp\; \n &nbsp\;\n Although this
  intrepid young woman encounters enormous hurdles on both sides of the Pac
 ific\, she refuses to allow anyone or anything to crush her spirit.&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\; What does it feel like not to belong anywhere?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; \n &nbsp\;\n The JAMsj Book Club is always open to new mem
 bers. Selections are chosen collaboratively at the end of each meeting and
  align with the JAMsj mission: the celebration of Japanese American art\, 
 history\, and culture. Books may be purchased at the JAMsj museum store. I
 f you have questions\, please contact Aggie Idemoto at (408) 268-4440 or a
 ggie@jamsj.org.
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SUMMARY:JAMsj Book Talk: Snow on Willow: A Niesei Memoir
URL:/en/events/2013/03/02/jamsj-book-talk-snow-on-willow-a-niesei-memoir/
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