Growing Up American in Papa's World

Download or read book Growing Up American in Papa's World written by Marie P. Fujii and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this family memoir, Marie Park Fujii recounts the story or her Korean immigrant family as they overcome seemingly insurmountable difficulties by drawing on their close family ties, strong work ethic, optimism and unfailing good humor. Papa came alone from Korea to America in 1904, eventually saving enough to have his family join him. Mama?s unexpected death after the birth of their last child shook his world. Suddenly, Papa was fed with the daunting task of raising seven children, ages two to fourteen, by himself, in a foreign land. America was now his home. As a farmer during the Depression years in Oregon and then Idaho, he struggled to keep his family together. These tales of Papa and his children are sometimes poignant, but more often humorous and a testament to a family that thrived in spite of the lash between Papa?s old world values and the Americanization of his children.