All I Asking for Is My Body
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#3—whole book plus the Afterword
á The
central focus of All I Asking for Is My
Body is Òthe Japanese family system vs. individualism, the plantation
system vs. individualism. Ò (p. 108) Agree or disagree.
á What does
Kiyo learn about freedom from Mr. Snook? Does freedom mean the same thing to
Tosh as to Kiyo?
á What do
you think of the ending? How well does it resolve the conflicts?
á What do
you make of MurayamaÕs use of Pidgin? How does it add to (or detract from) the
bookÕs impact?
á What
history is contained in this book? How does the storytelling help us to
understand the history?
á What did
you learn about the nisei
experience?