Nikkei Donburi: A Japanese American Cultural Survival Guide

By Chris Aihara

Book Overview

Explore Japanese American culture season by season through stories, pictures, and arts & crafts. Includes recipes, patterns for projects, & historical context. Perfect for families or teachers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879965186
• ISBN13: 9781879965188
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Polychrome Pub Corp
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

good for children

This is a great resource for children to learn about Japanese American culture and traditions. Note that I write Japanese AMERICAN, as this book focuses on how people of Japanese descent live in the US (and probably Canada, too). It also teaches children Japanese American values, like never wasting anything, respect for elders, reserve, etc. Parents and grandparents might also like this book, especially to share with children. For Japanese Americans who live outside of large Japanese communities, it helps to explain who you are and why you do things the way you do.

Every Japanese American needs to own this book!

As a Yonsei who was brought up in a predominantly white neighborhood, I never had a chance to learn much about my heritage. This book is perfect! It answers a lot of questions my parents never could. I am getting copies for all my sisters, brother, and cousins. This is a great resource book!