Instructor Comments - The Loom and Other Stories

"Sasaki's stories have a special appeal for  community college students from the Midwest, who  have little contact with Asian culture. These stories about Jo and her family introduce students to the cultural conflicts experienced by those  caught in the middle, yet the journey to  self-knowledge is a necessary one. Japanese aesthetics, manners, values, and modes of   communication are all explored." -- Professor Mary Angelides, St. Louis Community College/Meramec, St. Louis, MO

"The Loom and Other Stories is an excellent choice for introductory Asian American  literature courses." —M.L. Buley-Meissner, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee