Title: Political Lies
Product review: I have a very similar cultural background to the author's. I also came from Japan twenty some years ago as a high school student. I feel a certain amount of empathy toward her because of my bicultural/bilingual background, but I really don't like the way she describes Japanese culture. It's too stereotypical and generalized. If you want to know anything about Japan, I would recommend "Turning Japanese" by David Mura. Although he is the third generation Japanese American, his views on Japan are fairer and contrary to Mori,he is very honest to himself.(I don't find Mori being honest when she claims she doesn't know how to write in Japanese after going through Japanese educational system for twelve years...which school did she attend in Japan? She lost her credibility just by saying this!)
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