A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather’s journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

See the review at WOW Review, Volume VII, Issue 4

Related: Asia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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• ISBN: 9780395570357
• Author: Say, Allen
• Illustrator: Say, Allen
• Published: 1993, Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
• Themes: Emigration and immigration, grandfather, homesickness, Japanese Americans, Journey, Travel, voyage
• Descriptors: Asia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States
• No. of pages: 32