Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet

This is a "bittersweet" story about the friendship of Henry (who parents were Chinese) and Keiko (who was of Japanese descent).  Henry and Keiko were about 12 when the story opened; they each were more or less ostracized by their peers because of their nationalities, and became friends as a result.  It was W.W. II time in Seattle, and Keiko and her family were sent to a Japanese internment camp -- a lot of information about internment camps is gained from reading their story.  The author (Jamie Ford) switched back and forth between Henry's friendship with Keiko in the early to mid 1940's and the 1980's, when Henry was in his 50's.  Henry's difficult relationship with his parents is echoed in his relationship with his own son.  I won't tell you more, because it's too easy to spoil this story for anyone who hasn't read it -- but it's definitely worth reading!