Topic 1

In this book, there are very definite differences between older people who were born in Japan and came to America, and their children. What are these differences? How do the two generations see the world differently?

Topic 2

How are the experiences of Japanese-Americans similar to or different from the experiences of any other immigrant group, such as people from Mexico who have come to America in the last few years? How does the time period described in this book affect the experiences of Japanese-Americans?

Topic 3

How do Ichiro’s feelings change and grow during the course of the book? What are his primary emotions when he first comes back to his home community, and how does he feel at the end of the book?

Topic 4

Why does Ichiro feel such great anger towards his mother? Does he have any other feelings for her? How do his...