Everything you need to understand or teach The Girl with the White Flag by Tomiko Higa.
"The Girl With the White Flag" is the autobiographical account of Tomiko Higa's childhood on the war-torn island of Okinawa during World War II.
Tomiko's family has lived on the island of Okinawa for a long time. She is the youngest of nine children, and her family is well-respected because it descended from the samurai in service to the king. Tomiko's mother dies in 1944, when Tomiko is just six. Two of...