{"product_id":"mostly-water-paperback-1","title":"Mostly Water - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAisha Fukushima\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat are you?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mostly water\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e overflows through my eyes\u003cbr\u003ewhen I feel misunderstood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e are you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMostly Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetry collection born from years of navigating social norms that fail to capture what it means to be Mixed. Drawing on her lived experiences as a Black and Japanese person growing up between the U.S. and Japan, Aisha Fukushima explores what it means to live from \u003ci\u003emixed roots\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving through her grandmother's kitchen, hair salons, and post-WWII Afro-Japanese histories, Fukushima challenges narrow frameworks around racial belonging. Here, \u003ci\u003eabundance\u003c\/i\u003e replaces the racialized math of halves and quarters. From microaggressions to quiet prayers, each stanza is a lyric within a larger freedom song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are an opening - an offering for anyone who has ever searched for language spacious enough to hold who they truly are. We are, after all, mostly water - fluid, uncontainable, beyond measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46400252575879,"sku":"9798995820901","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/C3lSCNiZx69798995820901.webp?v=1793587844","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mostly-water-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}