In the Shade of Tulip Tree

These essays tell of an adventurous, resourceful Japanese mother's efforts to adapt to a new life in the United States and educate her two children there. Reiko Fukunaga writes honestly and sometimes humorously of the linguistic, cultural, and educational difficulties she faced. Her success is evidenced by the success of her son, founder and CEO of FUNimation Corporation, distributor of Dragonball Z, and her daughter, a physician specializing in radiation oncology.