Monica Sone (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Monica Sone is primarily known for her autobiography, Nisei Daughter, an account of her years of growing up in the waterfront area of Seattle. The Japanese word nisei means second generation, and Sone’s autobiography thus reflects the experiences of a second-generation Japanese American.
Sone’s father, who immigrated to the United States in 1904, initially worked as a farmhand and then as a cook on ships sailing between Seattle and Alaska before acquiring a small business. Because of the immigration laws then restricting Asians, there were few unattached young...
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