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All I Asking for Is My Body

by Milton Murayama · 1988

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This novel, written in dialect, reveals the everyday elements and dimensions of life in Hawaii.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
HawaiiHawaiiMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 120 pages

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