The Resource Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back, Janice P. Nimura
Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back, Janice P. Nimura
- Summary
- "In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan. Raised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of civil war, three of these unusual ambassadors-- Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda-- grew up as typical American schoolgirls. Upon their arrival in San Francisco they became celebrities, their travels feted by newspapers across the nation. The passionate friendships they formed reveal an intimate world of cross-cultural fascination and connection. Ten years later, they returned to Japan-- a land grown foreign to them-- determined to revolutionize women's education. Based on in-depth archival research in Japan and in the United States, Daughters of the Samurai is beautifully, cinematically written, a fascinating lens through which to view an extraordinary historical moment"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Samurai daughter
- The war of the Year of the Dragon
- "A little leaven"
- "An expedition of practical observers"
- "Interesting strangers"
- Finding families
- Growing up American
- At Vassar
- The journey "home"
- Two weddings
- Getting along alone
- Alice in Tokyo
- Advances and retreats
- The Women's Home School of English
- Endings
- Isbn
- 9780393077995
- Label
- Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back
- Title
- Daughters of the samurai
- Title remainder
- a journey from East to West and back
- Statement of responsibility
- Janice P. Nimura
- Subject
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- East and West -- History.
- Japan -- Relations -- United States.
- Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
- Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- Relations -- Japan.
- Acculturation -- United States -- History.
- Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
- Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
- Young women -- United States -- Biography.
- Samurai -- Family relationships | History.
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan. Raised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of civil war, three of these unusual ambassadors-- Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda-- grew up as typical American schoolgirls. Upon their arrival in San Francisco they became celebrities, their travels feted by newspapers across the nation. The passionate friendships they formed reveal an intimate world of cross-cultural fascination and connection. Ten years later, they returned to Japan-- a land grown foreign to them-- determined to revolutionize women's education. Based on in-depth archival research in Japan and in the United States, Daughters of the Samurai is beautifully, cinematically written, a fascinating lens through which to view an extraordinary historical moment"--Provided by publisher
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- Title
- Daughters of the samurai
- Summary
- In the years after 1853, when Japan opened its harbors to trade with the U.S., the Japanese government realized that its citizens would need to understand Western culture as it pursued commerce with the rest of the world. Since they viewed women as essential to the preparation of future leaders, they decided to send some girls to the U.S. so they could learn American ways and return to Japan as educators. Daughters of the Samurai presents complete biographies of three of the five girls who were chosen, tracing their foreign experiences and following their adult lives in Japan. -- Description by Katherine Bradley Johnson
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2015
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10416328
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 920.72
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E184.J3
- LC item number
- N484 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a journey from east to west and back
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- a journey from east to west and back
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- Janice P. Nimura
- Label
- Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back, Janice P. Nimura
- Related Authorities
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- Immigrants
- Relations
- Reconstruction
- Education
- Japanese
- Japanese in the United States
- Women
- Biography.
- Identity
- Acculturation
- Collective biographies
- United States.
- Adult books for young adults
- History.
- Family relationships
- Japan
- East and West
- Cultural differences
- Japan.
- Samurai
- Young women
- History writing
- Culture conflict
- Life stories
- Schoolgirls
- United States
- Related Subjects
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- Life stories -- Identity | Immigrants
- East and West -- History.
- Japan -- Relations -- United States.
- Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
- Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- Relations -- Japan.
- Acculturation -- United States -- History.
- Japanese in the United States
- Adult books for young adults
- Culture conflict
- Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
- Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
- Young women -- United States -- Biography.
- Cultural differences
- Collective biographies
- History writing -- United States -- Reconstruction
- Samurai -- Family relationships | History.
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-320) and index
- Contents
- Samurai daughter -- The war of the Year of the Dragon -- "A little leaven" -- "An expedition of practical observers" -- "Interesting strangers" -- Finding families -- Growing up American -- At Vassar -- The journey "home" -- Two weddings -- Getting along alone -- Alice in Tokyo -- Advances and retreats -- The Women's Home School of English -- Endings
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- ocn891611002
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- Dimensions
- 25 cm
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- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393077995
- Isbn Type
- (hc)
- Lccn
- 2014046933
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits
Subject
- Acculturation -- United States -- History.
- East and West -- History.
- Japan -- Relations -- United States.
- Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
- Samurai -- Family relationships | History.
- Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- Relations -- Japan.
- Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
- Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
- Young women -- United States -- Biography.
- Adult books for young adults
- Collective biographies
- Cultural differences
- Culture conflict
- History writing -- United States -- Reconstruction
- Japanese in the United States
- Life stories -- Identity | Immigrants
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- New York Times Notable Book, 2015
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