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  • Nimura, Janice P., author.
     
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  • Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
     
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  • Young women -- United States -- Biography.
     
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  • Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
     
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  • Acculturation -- United States -- History.
     
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  • Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
     
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  • Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.
     
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  • Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
     
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  • East and West -- History.
     
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  • Japan -- Relations -- United States.
     
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  • United States -- Relations -- Japan.
     
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    Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back / Janice P. Nimura.
    by Nimura, Janice P., author.
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    New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, c2015.
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  • Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Young women -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Acculturation -- United States -- History.
  •  
  • Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
  •  
  • Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.
  •  
  • Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
  •  
  • East and West -- History.
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  • Japan -- Relations -- United States.
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  • United States -- Relations -- Japan.
  • ISBN: 
    9780393077995 (hardcover)
    0393077993 (hardcover)
    Description: 
    336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
    Edition: 
    First edition.
    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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    "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."--Provided by publisher.
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