Download or read book Onna Rashiku (Like A Woman) written by Karen Ogulnick and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1998-08-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American Jewish woman learning Japanese in Japan examines the relationship between language, language learning, and personal identity. Autobiographical reflections are combined with entries from a diary and scholarly observations about the interrelationship of gender, race, culture, social class, historical experiences, and language learning. The themes of feminism and friendship are prominent. (MSE)