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In by Suchi Asano follows the story of a twenty-something Japanese immigrant, Satomi. Satomi lives in Greenwich Village along with many of her fellow recent Japanese immigrants, who are struggling to plant solid foundations for themselves in their new homes. Ma ....

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.... The more she is bombarded with new situations and people, the more closed off and confused she becomes. For example, when her sister, Rie, comes to visit from Japan, Satomi sees how maladjusted she is. While sitting at the dinner table at a chic Soho restaurant, Satomi recounts in her mind, “The age I live in, at this place, I was ill at ease. I felt I didn’t belong here at all. I could never act like I was accustomed to this type of demure place like some other people . . . I felt myself starting to hunch over more and more. But tonight’s dinner was in Rie’s honor, I kept telling myself to pull together.” Satomi encounters many s ....