EARLY JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS IN HAWAII.

Saiki, Patsy Sumie.

29104 Honolulu, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, (1993) First printing, a trade paperback. The stories of the sacrifices, fights and accomplishments of the Japanese immigrants, who were invited to Hawaii in 1885 to work in the sugar fields, by a woman who was the daughter of immigrants and who was born and raised in an isolated community of Japanese farmers and Portuguese ranchers. The stories, both factual and fiction, tell of the courage of these men and women. Among the stories told are that of Fred Kinzaburo Makino, editor and fighter for labor and educational rights, artists Alice Kagawa Parrott and Toshisko Takaezu, and many others. 118 pp. Fine inblue wrappers. Rather uncommon 1st ed - ISBN: 0-8248-15440 $25.00USD
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