Tea with milk by allen say5/15/2023 It also is a realistic example of perseverance. Tea with Milk by Allen Say shows a foreigner's emotions in a different country. Alan Say captures the complexities and emotions of this kind of struggle with a short, carefully worded text and several beautiful illustrations. Having somewhere in the world where you are understood, accepted, and loved contributes toward happiness to a much greater degree than I would have predicted before leaving home. In Hawai'i, Japanese-Americans have for generations made up such a large proportion of the population that they feel very comfortable and confident in their own unique identity: fully American by political loyalty with a culture heavily influenced by Japanese culture but unique to Hawai'i. In parts of the US where there are many Asian people, they are more likely to feel fully accepted for who they are, and thus, they have a real home. This is worst for people in parts of the US where there are few Asian people, and this kind of experience can lead to them feeling alone in the world and deeply depressed. They find themselves thinking, "Hey, I'm American after all," even if they had been treated as foreigners back home. Many Japanese-Americans find, after being considered foreigners in the US all their lives, that they are also considered foreigners in Japan. Realistic in both its pain and beauty, this is a wonderful book.
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