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Bento Box in the Heartland Linda Furiya

Bento Box in the Heartland By Linda Furiya

Bento Box in the Heartland by Linda Furiya


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Bento Box in the Heartland tells a uniquely American story about girlhood, racism, assimilation, and the love of homemade food

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Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America by Linda Furiya

While growing up in Versailles, an Indiana farm community, Linda Furiya tried to balance the outside world of Midwestern America with the Japanese traditions of her home life. As the only Asian family in a tiny township, Furiya's life revolved around Japanese food and the extraordinary lengths her parents went to in order to gather the ingredients needed to prepare it. As immigrants, her parents approached the challenges of living in America, and maintaining their Japanese diets, with optimism and gusto. Furiva, meanwhile, was acutely aware of how food set her apart from her peers: She spent her first day of school hiding in the girls' restroom, examining her rice balls and chopsticks, and longing for a Peanut Bullter and Jelly sandwich. Bento Box in the Heartland is an insightful and reflective coming-of-age tale. Beautifully written, each chapter is accompanied by a family recipe of mouth-watering Japanese comfort food.

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CIN158005191XVG
9781580051910
158005191X
Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America by Linda Furiya
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Seal Press
20061221
320
Short-listed for Great Lakes Book Awards (General) 2007
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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