Songs My Mother Taught Me: Stories, Plays, and Memoir

by Wakako Yamauchi

Book Overview

Songs My Mother Taught Me is the first collection of literature by Wakako Yamauchi. In her eloquent prose, Yamauchi, a Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) illuminates the neglected social and emotional history of two generations of Japanese in the United States, recalling the harsh lives of rural immigrants, tenant farmers, and itinerant laborers. Informed by her own family history, her stories and plays recreate the wartime relocation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558610863
• ISBN13: 9781558610866
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Feminist Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

Beautifully written!

Yamauchi is a great example for Asian women to follow. Her plays are always an inspiration. Since I saw And the Soul Shall Dance on stage, I've become a fan of hers.