ENGL 1101 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Japanese Picture Brides Essay

Prompt for M3 Short analytical essay 2:  

Discuss how the plural voice of the picture brides in The Buddha in the Attic retells the history of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. In her acknowledgments, Julie Otsuka states that she drew upon the following historical sources: Kazuo Ito’s Issei: A History of Japanese Immigrants in North America and Eileen Sunada Sarasohn’s The Issei and Issei Women. Choose ONEacademic source (use Gil-Find or/and Google Scholar and choose a book chapter, an article, or a scholarly video presentation/lecture) on Japanese immigration and compare its narrative with The Buddha in the Attic. 

Hint: Think about which voices/ perspectives are silenced/invisible and heard/visible in both materials. Provide specific examples from both texts.