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THE JAPANESE INFLUENCE IN AMERICA is the first major book to explore the historic background and define the impact of Japanese ideas, aesthetic ideals, and art forms upon the United States. Contrary to the prevalent notion that the current vogue for things Japanese is a relatively recent development, Clay Lancaster demonstrates conclusively, and with copious pictorial evidence, that Japan has played an important part in American cultural life for...
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W.W. Norton & Company
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English
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"'Surprising and richly satisfying' (Megan Marshall); 'Beautifully crafted ... subtle, polished, and poised' (Stacy Schiff); 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,...
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"'Meticulously researched and beautifully written, the true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II--an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love, reconciliation, loss, and redemption this is a riveting chronicle of U.S.-Japan relations and the Japanese experience in America. After their father's death, Harry, Frank, and Pierce Fukuhara--all born and raised in the Pacific Northwest--moved...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2001
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IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
17) Biennial report
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Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Pub. Date
199u
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English