Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back
Author
Janice P. Nimura
Language
English
Subject
Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, Ume Tsuda
Genre
Non-fiction; biography
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
May 4, 2015
Publication place
United States
Media type
Print, digital
Pages
336 (hardcover)
ISBN
978-0-393-07799-5
Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back is a 2015 non-fiction book by Janice P. Nimura, primarily about the lives of Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda. These three Japanese girls were sent to America as part of the Iwakura Mission in 1871, at the ages of 11, 10, and 6 respectively, to receive ten years of American education before returning to Japan in 1882. Nimura explores the personalities and emotional experiences of these girls as they grow into young women and attempt to reconcile conflicting national identities. The title of the book references Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto's autobiography, A Daughter of the Samurai. Unlike Etsu, who moved permanently to the United States in 1898, the earlier 'daughters of the samurai' in Nimura's book do not become Americans, but instead try to bring some part of America to Japan.[1]
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