The strong family tradition, and pride in their culture is part of what makes it all the more sad when Japan forces children in school to change their names, hence the title "When Keoko Was My Name," and to speak Japanese. The children in the book are part of a proud family that values Korean tradition, and culture. A common theme in the story, as you might imagine, is of loss and oppression. The perspectives are useful however, in that they provide the viewpoints of a both a girl and a boy, Sun-Hee (Keoko) and her older brother Tae-Yul who are both school-age children growing up in Korea during Japanese rule. This book was incredibly insightful in that it gave two perspective, which was kind of confusing at first, so it might be wise to reread it before reading it aloud to a classroom, in order to help them out with this.
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