Absolutely love Naomi Hirahara's books. Stunning as per usual. Was fascinating to learn about how Japanese caste system was abolished during the Meiji restoration (so the Emperor can tax the "outcastes") and yet how caste continues to persist in Japan and in Japanese American culture.

Also learned about how a Japanese American actor was one of the reigning queens of Hollywood silent movies pre-code! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuru_Aoki