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Mis Match
15 year old Sue Hua has just moved from racially diverse Seattle to a white suberb where she feels as if she must be the only Asian American for miles. Then she meets Andy, a handsome adn passionate violinist who happens to be Asian American. Sue feels an instant attration to Andy, and her white friends think they are the made for each other. the only problem is that Andy is Japanese and Sue is Chinese. While that is not a problem for her friends, it is for her. Years ago during WWII Sue's grandma was tortured by the Japanese while they had control over China, now Sue's Grandma hates the Japanese adn tell those stories whenever she gets the chance.As Andy and Sue countinue to date an upcoming trip to Tokyo could change everything. They are American aren't they? Why should something that happened years at least fifty years ago matter now? And how loyal will Sue and Andy be to there family and how much do thay owe to their hearts?
217 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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December 12, 2008
This book is about two people; a guy and a girl. This book shows how parents are so racial and religious and don't want their daughter to go out with a guy who is from the same race as her. The only thing is that they are not from the same religion and don't have the same beliefs. They still like eachother and want to be together. I really enjoyed reading this book.
February 13, 2024
This book is about high school students with different backgrounds (one Chinese and one Japanese), but the message is powerful enough for all ages. I found it at school and was so glad it was on the bookshelf, because the way society is today, I think people need to remember that others around them are people - not a different color/ethnicity/religion/belief system. They are people. I am sensitive to this right now with what my church has been teaching, and I notice the students who feel left out or that they don't fit in because they "don't seem American."
Having lived in Asia, I understand the struggle with grouping people into one category - Asian. But Japanese, Chinese, Korean - they want to be appreciated and recognized for who they are. I think if someone said "oh you're (certain state - Carolinian, Midwestern, Southern....) because you are American," I'd be like "NO - I am from ____ state). That's who I am. So lumping people together - not fair. We need to get to know the people around us and appreciate them for their cultures too.
In this book, Andy and Sue are able to see past their differences, but the parents/grandparents cannot. It is important that we don't forget history. That we don't forget the hurts and the growth. But we cannot be angry decades later for something that happened in the past and just automatically assume all Chinese are bad, or all Japanese.... it isn't fair.
I admit - I cried at the end. Just so sweet. And I know what it feels like to be in another country and feel lost, jetlagged, determined to participate in the culture, not want to offend, want to fit in, want to remember everything. I can't imagine doing that all while trying to perform for another school and feel the pressure of doing well. I thought the story was well-done and interesting, and the messages for many generations are important. I do think some cultures need to respect the elderly a lot more than we do now. I appreciated that a lot in Asia.
Having lived in Asia, I understand the struggle with grouping people into one category - Asian. But Japanese, Chinese, Korean - they want to be appreciated and recognized for who they are. I think if someone said "oh you're (certain state - Carolinian, Midwestern, Southern....) because you are American," I'd be like "NO - I am from ____ state). That's who I am. So lumping people together - not fair. We need to get to know the people around us and appreciate them for their cultures too.
In this book, Andy and Sue are able to see past their differences, but the parents/grandparents cannot. It is important that we don't forget history. That we don't forget the hurts and the growth. But we cannot be angry decades later for something that happened in the past and just automatically assume all Chinese are bad, or all Japanese.... it isn't fair.
I admit - I cried at the end. Just so sweet. And I know what it feels like to be in another country and feel lost, jetlagged, determined to participate in the culture, not want to offend, want to fit in, want to remember everything. I can't imagine doing that all while trying to perform for another school and feel the pressure of doing well. I thought the story was well-done and interesting, and the messages for many generations are important. I do think some cultures need to respect the elderly a lot more than we do now. I appreciated that a lot in Asia.
October 23, 2011
Your race isn't something that should keep you away from other people, ecspecially people that you love. In the 217 paged book "Mis Match" by Lemsey Namoika, 2 people aren't allowed to date each other because of their families races. It is a pretty good book, I liked the romance but it was kind of cheesy and slow.
When Sue moves to Lakeview High and auditions for their orchestra she meets Andy. A Japanese American boy who plays the violin. When Sue see's Andy up on the stage she falls in love with him but there is one problem, Sue is Chinese-American and Andy is Japanese-American. While this might not be a problem for most Asian people it is a very big problem for them because their parents are very racist. Sue's family hates Japanese people and Andy's hate Chinese people.
I liked the romance in the book. ex: " He had a slim build but had wide shoulders and he moved in a relaxed sexy way." Something I did not like about this book though was that it was kind of cheesy and the action moved kind of slow ex: " When he finished the passage with a brilliant run Sue could feel her heart beaing in time with the music." I would reccomend this book to Teenagers ecspecially teenage girls because of the cheesy romance.
When Sue moves to Lakeview High and auditions for their orchestra she meets Andy. A Japanese American boy who plays the violin. When Sue see's Andy up on the stage she falls in love with him but there is one problem, Sue is Chinese-American and Andy is Japanese-American. While this might not be a problem for most Asian people it is a very big problem for them because their parents are very racist. Sue's family hates Japanese people and Andy's hate Chinese people.
I liked the romance in the book. ex: " He had a slim build but had wide shoulders and he moved in a relaxed sexy way." Something I did not like about this book though was that it was kind of cheesy and the action moved kind of slow ex: " When he finished the passage with a brilliant run Sue could feel her heart beaing in time with the music." I would reccomend this book to Teenagers ecspecially teenage girls because of the cheesy romance.
May 30, 2012
...most challenging to think about the details of startling love and the obstacles of cultural and geographic backgrounds the theme keeps the reader in a chain to know about and to make himself an idea of the romance in asianamerican terms set...the book did put me on perfumes with my nostrils I could never have expected to meet...West Side Story - alike ...the story is not too dramatically brought to consent with solutions of cultural value above family ties...like museal knowledge has been applied to the writing...written in beautiful language of short moves it keeps the attention for longer than the time it takes to read an email...
September 1, 2011
I really like the meaning of this book, and what the author is trying to tell us. But, throughout what happened in the story, wasn't really exiting or anything. It might be good to others, but to me, it's just about these 2 kids falling in love. I really respect what's going on in the story, but, it's just on and on about 2 of them. There is nothing else in the story, but them. And, i guess this book is just about romance, between them. But throughout the book,I love the ending. It really reveals what the author is trying to tell us, and the ending was just perfect, for me.
October 24, 2012
Cute characters, but man, what ham-handed messages. I found myself arguing with the book as it slammed its lessons at my head. The themes of racial prejudice, Japanese, Chinese, Korean...the importance of blending one's heritage with one's American identity. In the hands of a more skilled writer this could have worked. I fought it, its stilted prose, its meandering plot...
March 10, 2012
I started reading this book, and so far it isn't really my favorite subject, because I think that the teenage world is a bit too obsessed with romance, when the fact is with romance comes responsibility, but our world can't seem to see maturity as romantic. Maybe this book will be different?
April 17, 2012
I think this book revels so many Asian cultures { japan, and China } They were both in-love with each other but there parents disaproved them do to race. You will get to see how different people come together a whole.
April 24, 2012
This book was fun to read. I would have liked for the relationship between Sue and Andy to be more developed. But I'm obsesed with Asian-related stuff and I love Japan so I really enjoyed their trip to Tokyo. It made me wanna go there even more :)
June 15, 2009
chinese and japenese were enemies
February 18, 2011
This book was okay, It did teach me about the history of China and Japan, but I didn't really like it that much.
June 3, 2011
this book was good. it took me a long time to get into it. some parts were really good but some parts were really boring!
May 30, 2012
This was an ok book. Although I did really appreciate the references etc to Japanese n Chinese culture. A lot of stuff I never realized.
October 20, 2013
I didn't like this book at all
May 17, 2010
Adorable, super informative, and compelling, Mis Match really has it all.
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