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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Nimura, Janice P.     Subjects     Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.     Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.     Acculturation -- United States -- History.     Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.     Young women -- Japan -- Social conditions -- 19th century.     Young women -- Japan -- Biography.     Young women -- United States -- Biography.     East and West -- History.     Japanese -- United States -- Biography.     United States -- Relations -- Japan.     Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1868-1912.     Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912     Japan -- Relations -- United States.     Japan -- History -- 1868-1945.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Nimura, Janice P.       by title:      Daughters of the sam...       by call number:      952.031 N713d     Search the Web     Nimura, Janice P.     Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.     Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.     Acculturation -- United States -- History.     Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.     Young women -- Japan -- Social conditions -- 19th century.     Young women -- Japan -- Biography.     Young women -- United States -- Biography.     East and West -- History.     Japanese -- United States -- Biography.     United States -- Relations -- Japan.     Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1868-1912.     Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912     Japan -- Relations -- United States.     Japan -- History -- 1868-1945.       MARC Display

Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back / Janice P. Nimura. by Nimura, Janice P. W.W. Norton & Company, c2015. Call #: 952.031 N713d Subjects Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.   Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.   Acculturation -- United States -- History.   Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.   Young women -- Japan -- Social conditions -- 19th century.   Young women -- Japan -- Biography.   Young women -- United States -- Biography.   East and West -- History.   Japanese -- United States -- Biography.   United States -- Relations -- Japan.   Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1868-1912.   Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912   Japan -- Relations -- United States.   Japan -- History -- 1868-1945. ISBN:  9780393077995 (hc.) 0393077993 (hc.) Edition:  1st edition. Description:  336 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill., map, port. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [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. 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, this is beautifully, cinematically written, a fascinating lens through which to view an extraordinary historical moment"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 952.031 N713d Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 952.031 N713d Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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