Moving in and out of the past - from the internment camps of World War II, to the barley fields of the Crenshaw District in the 1930s, to the streets of Watts in the 1960s, to the night spots and garment factories of the 1990s - Southland weaves a tale of Los Angeles in all of its faces and forms. And in Frank Sakai and his African-American friends, it presents characters who find significant common ground in their struggles, but who also engage each other across grounds - historical and cultural - that are still very much in dispute. Even though its story is fiction its based on true events.

Southland depicts a young woman in the process of learning that her own history has bestowed upon her a deep obligation to be engaged in the larger world. Southland Literary Analysis Southland by Nina Revoyr, is a novel that contains a lot of history. A mulligan stew of family saga, whodunit, and social history as a womans attempt to understand her. In the process, she unearths the long-held secrets of her family's history. When Jackie Ishidas grandfather unexpectedly dies, she discovers, by chance, that four black teenagers were killed in her grandfathers store in 1965. by Nina Revoyr RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2003. Along with James Lanier, a cousin of one of the victims, Jackie tries to piece together the story of the boys' deaths. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. While trying to fulfill a request from his will, Jackie discovers that four African-American boys were killed in the store Frank owned during the Watts Riots of 1965. Steph Cha: I think because I came to your work through Southland, I find myself approaching and evaluating your books with crime on my mind. 'Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. 0 members reading this now 2 clubs reading this now 0 members have read this book.

Southland brings us a fascinating story of race, love, murder and history, against the backdrop of an ever-changing Los Angeles.

Southland by nina revoyr