Language of the geckos: and other stories (The Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies)
Short stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Social issues, Customs and cultures
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Nine short stories set in Hawaii featuring the nuanced voices and interior lives of housewives, mechanics, cabdrivers, aging hippies, and bargirls. The worlds of Pak's Hawaiians, Asian locals, and the haoles sometimes intersect and collide and other times remain parallel,… but each world is haunted by the past. Whether Pak evokes shadows of World War II, the Vietnam War, the radical 60's, or the military dictatorship of Chun Doo Hwan in Korea, the larger historical context looms ominously in the background. Contains explicit descriptions of sex