Yokohama, California

Originally published in 1949, this collection of linked short stories offers a unique window into Japanese American life in the 1930s and 1940s. Set in an Oakland neighborhood known as "Yokohama," the 22 tales explore the humor, gossip, and legends of the community. Readers will meet characters like Akira Yano, a budding writer whose family pushes him towards engineering, and a family grappling with the shock of their parents being declared "enemy aliens" during wartime.