Preview by Wendy Cheng, of my upcoming book: Dream of the Water Children
A Black-Japanese Amerasian reflects on life in the present, with the traces of wars and their aftermaths. 2Leaf Press is pleased to announce the publication of Fredrick D. Kakinami Cloyd’s first book, DREAM OF THE WATER CHILDREN, MEMORY AND MOURNING IN THE BLACK PACIFIC, in June 2016.
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Dream of the Water Children: The Black Pacific 
I am also Black-Japanese Amerasian and look forward to your book.
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