Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

I have now read in this book a couple of times. Currently, I am at page 120. Throughout these pages, we have been introduced to the main character Henry. The book is written with a divided storyline. In the first chapter, we meet Henry in 1986. His wife has just passed away, and he is in grief. We also learn quite early that his relationship with his son Marty is complicated. They seem to have a hard time communicating. We have yet to learn why. Right now, Marty have told his father Henry that he is engaged. Henry asks Marty and Samantha, Martys fiancée, to help Henry find Keikos old possessions in the basement at the Panama Hotel.

The other storyline evolves around Henry in his High-school years in 1942. He lives in Chinatown in Seattle. He is accepted to the school trough what his parents calls scholarshipping. At school, he meets a girl at his same age called Keiko. Her parents are from Japan, but she is born in America. Keiko and Henry turn out to be great friends, despite Henrys father's fury towards japanese people. (Henrys father is very furious about the war between Japan and China, and therefore he is negative towards every japanese person he lays his eyes on.) Right now, Americans have started to escort japanese people to camps all around the country. Keiko is afraid for her family, and Henry is scared for Keiko...