April 9, 2015 -- Thursday
平成二十七年四月九日　－－　木曜日


ウオーム・アップ：　日本語　で　書いて　下さい。
(My) father is 45.
(My) mother's name is _______.
(My) cousin is a student.


Finishing up "Come See the Paradise"


      "A wasp always stings a crying face," Mama used to say.  The Kawamura family and others are finally released from the internment camp after Executive Order 9022 is declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.  However, the family has been shattered by Papa's and Harry's death, and by Charlie's deportation to Japan.  Having no home in Los.Angeles to return to, the family goes to Florin, California, to stay with distant relatives.  While they are there, American forces drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, causing over 200,000 immediate casualties.  The Kawamuras, like many Japanese immigrants to the U.S., came from Wakayama Prefecture, where the city of Hiroshima is.  They are devasted by the news, which affected distant family and friends still in Japan.
       However, at the end, Jack returns from the Army.  Minae and Lily meet him at the train, and they are joyfully reunited.


Extra Credit Opportunity:
Read John Okada's "No No Boy" and write a 2-page, type-written personal response paper.  It can be hard to find.  You must write about how you found it, as well, and list the website, if you find it online.


Homework:
Page 316 in Nakama
１．Write 5 pairs of sentences, each pair being about a family member from the list on page 316.  Write one sentence about Lily's family member, and one sentence about the same family member from your family.  Be sure to use the humble and honorific forms appropriately.
Example:
りり　さん　は　みなえ　ちゃん　の　おかあさん　です。
Carolyn　は　うち　の　はは　です。
２．Don't forget the 2-page type-written paper (personal response) paper about ”Come See the Paradise", due Monday