Teenaged Joseph Calderaro, who was adopted from Korea by Italian parents, begins to make important self-discoveries about race and family after his social studies teacher assigns an essay on cultural heritage and tracing the past.
Describes the fate of the children of the Hood River, OR Yasui family during World War II and their educational and careers accomplishments following the war. They are the family of Minoru Yasui, lawyer and imprisoned for challenging the curfew law…