Milton Atsushi Murayama (Japanese: 村山 篤,[1] April 10, 1923 – July 27, 2016) was an American novelist and playwright.

He served in the Territorial Guard after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but was abruptly discharged with other Japanese Americans.

The novel, including the title, is written in modified Pidgin and is considered dialectically authentic while still readable by non-Pidgin readers.

Both novels relate the experiences of the family of Oyama Isao and his wife Ito Sawa, immigrants to Hawaii from Japan, and their many children, including sons Toshio and Kiyoshi.

[5] All I Asking for Is My Body, Murayama's most famous novel, illustrates the plight of a poor Japanese American family living in Hawaii during the cusp of World War II.

The novel is divided into three parts, which follow the narrator Kiyo as he grows up in the sugarcane plantations in Hawaii.

However, the importance of family and filial piety are illustrated by Tosh turning down a boxing career in order to help his parents.

He eventually joins the Army, with the three-part goal of getting away from home, proving his loyalty to the United States, and using his salary to help his family.

The novel ends with Kiyo winning enough money in a barracks gambling match to help Tosh pay off the debt.