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Picture Bride: A Novel
Uchida, Yoshiko
1997 55759 Carrying a photograph of the man she is to marry but has yet to meet, young Hana Omiya arrives in San Francisco, California, in 1917, one of several hundred Japanese "picture brides" whose arranged marriages brought them to America in the early 1900s. Her story is intertwined with others: her husband, Taro Takeda, an Oakland shopkeeper; Kiku and her husband Henry, who reject demeaning city work to become farmers; Dr. Kaneda, a respected community leader who is destroyed by the adopted land he loves. All are caught up in the cruel turmoil of World War II, when West Coast Japanese Americans are uprooted from their homes and imprisoned in desert detention camps. Although tragedy strikes each of them, the same spirit and strength that brought her to America enable Hana to survive. 216 pages. PICTURE BRIDE is the story of how Hana Omiya's life is changed when she travels from Japan to San Francisco, California, in 1917as a "picture brides," selected by her husband based on a photograph. As new inside; previous reader's name inside front cover AND book cover; slight shelf wear. Fascinating novel! University of Washington Press 0-295-97616-0 / 9780295976167
Paperback Very Good Condition Seattle, Wash.
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11.62 USD
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