My dad recommended this book to me. It's the story of a Japanese American family, split between America and Japan during World War II.
The book details the struggles of the various family members - Harry, a Kibei (Nissei who was educated in Japan), his mother Kinu, and his siblings Victor, Mary, Pierce and Frank.
The children experienced different hardships through the trials and tribulations of having dual identities - as Japanese with American culture, they were treated as second-class by the Japanese, and as ethnic Japanese they were discriminated against by Americans.
They also struggled during and after the war.
There was some redemption and forgiveness in the end.
It was a great book, albeit long, and described the war with the unique perspective of the Kibei.
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