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-century Ohio inthis delightful, charming memoir, a tribute to the struggles of the first generation of Japanese immigrantswith an introduction by Karen Tei Yamashita and Yuki Obayashi The youngest daughter of a high-ranking samurai in late-nineteenth-century Japan, Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto is originally destined to be a Buddhist priestess. She grows up a curly haired tomboy in snowy Echigo, certain of her future role in her community. But as a young teenager, she is instead engaged to a Japanese merchant in Ohioand Etsu realizes she will eventually have to leave the only world she has ever known for the United States. Etsu arrives in Cincinnati as a bright-eyed and observant twenty-four-year-old, puzzled by the differences between the two cultures and alive to the contradictions, ironies, and beauties of both. Her memoir, reprinted for the first time in decades, isanunforgettable story of a strong and determined woman.The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.

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Paperback

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ENGLISH

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• A Daughter of the Samurai: A Memoir (Modern Library Torchbearers) Published On :

6 July 2021

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History Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles

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