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041 0  eng 
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092 0  952|bengelska 
100 1  Nimura, Janice P 
245 10 Daughters of the samurai :|ba journey from east to west 
       and back /|cJanice P. Nimura 
250    1. ed. 
300    336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations, 
       map, portraits ;|c25 cm 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and 
       index 
505 0  Samurai daughter -- The war of the Year of the Dragon -- 
       "A little leaven" -- "An expedition of practical 
       observers" -- "Interesting strangers" -- Finding families 
       -- Growing up American -- At Vassar -- The journey "home" 
       -- Two weddings -- Getting along alone -- Alice in Tokyo -
       - Advances and retreats -- The Women's Home School of 
       English -- Endings 
520 2  "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."--Provided by publisher 
648  7 1800-talet|2sao 
650  0 Japanese|zUnited States 
650  0 Young women|zUnited States 
650  0 Schoolgirls|zUnited States 
650  0 Acculturation|zUnited States|xHistory 
650  0 Young women|zJapan 
650  0 Samurai|xFamily relationships|xHistory 
650  0 Women|xEducation|zJapan|xHistory 
650  0 East and West|xHistory 
650  7 Kvinnor|2sao 
650  7 Kulturmöten|2sao 
650  7 Utbildning|2sao 
651  0 Japan|xRelations|zUnited States 
651  0 United States|xRelations|zJapan 
651  4 Förenta staterna 
651  7 Japan|xhistoria 
653    USA 
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