Outside Mom, Inside Mom Agnes Lee second-generation Japanese American citizens

second-generation Japanese American citizens

disabled Americans

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from National Book Award Finalist Randy Ribay

Outside Mom, Inside Mom Agnes Lee second-generation Japanese American citizensA moving, lyrical picture book ode to codeswitching about a young Korean American child who must reconcile the outgoing, confident mother they see at home with the mother who is shy and reticent outside the house. When a young Korean American boy goes to a new school, he catches himself acting differently, shy and uncomfortable in the new environment. To his surprise, he notices his mom doing the same thing! Outside Mom wears plain, practical clothes.