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Author:

Torimoto, Ikuko.

Title:

Okina Kyuin and the politics of early Japanese immigration to the United States, 1868-1924 / Ikuko Torimoto ; foreword by Wayne Patterson.

Publisher:

McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

x, 357 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Okina, Kyuin,--1888-1973.
Okina, Kyuin,--1888-1973.
Authors, Japanese--20th century--Biography.
Immigrants' writings, Japanese--History and criticism.
Japanese--United States--Biography.
Japan--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Japan.
Authors, Japanese.
Immigrants' writings, Japanese.
International relations.
Japanese.
Japan.
United States.
1900-1999
Biography.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Other Authors:

Patterson, Wayne, 1946- writer of foreword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"At the port of Yokohama in 1907, Okina Kyuin boarded the steamship Kaga Maru, bound for America. His vivid articles and stories established him as an essential voice among Japanese immigrants. This book examines Okina's life on the American West Coast in the context of U.S.-Japanese diplomatic relations between 1868 and 1924"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1476664331
9781476664330

OCLC:

(OCoLC)961357851

LCCN:

2016046298

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)