Rosebud and Other Stories - Intersections: Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Studies

Secret desires, unfulfilled longing, and irrepressible humour flow through the stories of Wakako Yamauchi, writings that depict the lives of Nisei, second-generation Japanese Americans. Through the medium of Yamauchi's storytelling, readers enter the world of desert farmers, factory workers, gamblers, housewives, con artists, and dreamers.