Part one of term paper
But it is not enough to be American only in the eyes of the law and it is not enough to be only half an American and know that it is an empty half. I am not your son and I am not Japanese and I am not American . . . . I wish with all my heart that I were Japanese or that I was American. (Okada 16) Life is a never-ending struggle. It is a p ...

Part two of term paper
... just a little bit harder, though. The aforementioned quotation is a summarization of Ichiro’s inability to find his identity. Many factors affected Ichiro’s struggle, including his experience of being born and raised in the United States, the Japanese influence of his mother, and his internal struggle dealing with his label as a “no-no boy.” Being a full blooded Japanese born in America was not an easy life. Especially considering the time period in which the novel takes place: Post ...