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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Nimura, Janice P., author.
Subjects
Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
Young women -- United States -- Biography.
Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
Acculturation -- United States -- History.
Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.
Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
East and West -- History.
Japan -- Relations -- United States.
United States -- Relations -- Japan.
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Daughters of the sam...
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Daughters of the samurai [electronic resource] : a journey from East to West and back / Janice P. Nimura.
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Nimura, Janice P., author.
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, c2015.
Subjects
Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
Young women -- United States -- Biography.
Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
Acculturation -- United States -- History.
Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.
Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
East and West -- History.
Japan -- Relations -- United States.
United States -- Relations -- Japan.
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http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=FD27E7CC-8AF2-466B-8FDC-5F993C307F73
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ISBN:
9780393248241 (electronic bk.)
0393248240 (electronic bk.)
Description:
1 online resource (336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map, portraits.
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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