9 min listen
'Mika in Real Life' focuses on identity and the diversity of parental bonds
'Mika in Real Life' focuses on identity and the diversity of parental bonds
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Young adult author Emiko Jean is out with her first book for adults – Mika in Real Life. In this episode, we hear Jean in conversation with WBUR's Celeste Headlee about the book, in which a teen girl – Penny – tries to connect with her birth mother Mika. Jean says that just as Penny and Mika struggle to figure out who they are, much of the book mirrors the author's own identity struggle as a Japanese-American woman.
Released:
Oct 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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