Question

What does Noda Means when she says my mother is neither white nor black? How does this statement connect to Noda's larger point about coming to understand her parents better?

Answer 1

Noda is a Japanese-American. Therefore, she does not fall into neither white, nor black category. Her comprehension is affected by society's stereotypes of people. The confusion that Noda faces is about her definition of identity. She has left between the choice of society, such as media and people and her own understanding of Japanese identity in which how wrongfully it has been depicted in media.