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Yoko Kawashima Watkins

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Yoko Kawashima Watkins was born in Japan in 1933. Her family lived in Manchuria, a region in northern china where her father was stationed as a Japanese government official. This region of China had been under Japanese control since 1931. The family later moved to Nanam in northern Korea, where her father was overseeing Japanese political interests. Japan had taken control of Korea in 1910. Although the family lived in Korea, they followed many Japanese traditions.

Yoko, her brother Hideyo, and her sister Ko practiced calligraphy, the art of serving and receiving tea, and classic Japanese dance. Yoko’s family lived very comfortably in Korea until July of 1945, when it became clear that Japan was losing WW2. Yoko, her sister, and her mother ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 4,522 ratings · 558 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins, Jean Fritz (Foreword by) 4.01 avg rating — 3,769 ratings — published 1986 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Brother, My Sister, and I 4.19 avg rating — 708 ratings — published 1994 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins, Jean Tseng (Illustrator), Mou-Sien Tseng (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Far From the Bamboo Grove: Novel-Ties Study Guide liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guided Reading Sets (4) : So Far From the Bamboo Grove (Guided Reading in grades 3-6) by Yoko Kawashima Watkins, Yoko Kawashima Watkins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asian American Books: My Brother Sister and I; Single Shard; the Year of Impossible Goodbyes; so Far From the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins, Alexander Lloyd, Linda Sue Park it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Far from the Bamboo Grove by KAWASHIMA WATKINS YOKO, Yoko Kawashima Watkins 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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