Bento box in the heartland :: my Japanese girlhood in whitebread America /: Linda Furiya.

Furiya, Linda.

Bento box in the heartland : my Japanese girlhood in whitebread America / Linda Furiya.

Furiya, Linda.

2006

F534.V34 F87 2006 (Mapit)

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Title Bento box in the heartland : my Japanese girlhood in whitebread America / Linda Furiya.

Author Furiya, Linda.

ISBN 9781580051910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
158005191X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Publication Details Emeryville, CA : Seal Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2006.

Language English

Description 307 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number F534.V34 F87 2006

Dewey Decimal Classification 977.2/14004956
B

Summary 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.

Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.

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