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Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back

Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back

Nimura, Janice P.

Paperback

Biographies GeneralJapanese History

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 0393352781
ISBN13: 9780393352788
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: May 17 2016
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.20
Language: English

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 and traditional clothing exclaimed over by newspapers across the nation. As they learned English and Western customs, their American friends grew to love them for their high spirits and intellectual brilliance.

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