Cynthia Kadohata
2 SeriesCynthia Kadohata is an American author known for her YA and children's novels that often focus on coming-of-age stories of Asian American women. She holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of Southern California and has attended graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University. Kadohata, who is of Japanese descent, incorporates her experiences from growing up in the South into some of her settings. She resides in Los Angeles, California.
In Cynthia Kadohata's "The Floating World," Olivia and her Japanese-American family roam the United States in the 1950s, searching for a place to call home. Their constant travel becomes a kind of home itself, offering her parents a space to navigate their challenges. As they move from town to town, these fleeting stops weave into their family's history, echoing memories they both cherish and struggle to forget.
