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John Okada was born in Seattle, Washington in 1923. He attended the University of Washington and Columbia University. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, wrote one novel and died of a heart attack at the age of 47. John Okada died in obscurity believing that Asian America had rejected his work.
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Sad story. Ichiro was released from camp after WW2 and his family was falling apart.
it is lucky that he meets that thougtful girl. She makes the day brighter.
作为亚裔也好，移民者心态也罢，对于矛盾心理的描写表达得很贴切。值得品味，设身处地去感受主人翁的内心世界。
纠结的二战时期美生日裔人格构成
讲述Asian American 归属感的一本书。非常压抑。看完对世界充满了悲观的精神。
有大概三处（Kenji出了club oriental开着车想e.g.japs太谦逊、Ichiro在portland酒店想自己是有希望可以被接受的、临结尾对Freddie的反思）无预警很出戏的顿悟/自我反思；本来心满意足地以为全书就会停在第十章了，会不会是john okada也读着觉得过于正能量，所以另加上了最后一章让Freddie被撞成两半，让Ichiro（一本书之后还继续）去追随the faint and elusive America.
Emi——喜欢她那没有止境的包容和善意，就是她这样的人让人们有勇气开始相信自己。
“japs”越听越难听＆难过
前半段用无数and连接起来的意识流写得很好。
或许比起亚裔史，更像是战后西海岸移民史？
日裔文学中写得很好的作品。英语很简洁，流畅，同时描写也有美感。常用的内心独白，犹如电影中的蒙太奇镜头和旁白叙述，和线性时间叙述交叉在一起，产生别样的表达效果。虽然描写了战争和拘留带来的多种创伤，但仍有暖心的地方。
太喜欢这本了。账号密码都忘了特地重新爬上来做个记号。
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