Stubborn Twig - Three Generations In The Life Of A Japanese American Family
By Lauren; Foreword by Kulongoski, Theodore R., Governor Kessler.
Description
Stubborn Twig is a classic American story, a story of immigrants making their way in a new land. It is a living work of social history that rings with the power of truth and the drama of fiction, a moving saga about the challenges of becoming an American. Masuo Yasui traveled from Japan across the other Oregon Trail—the one that spanned the Pacific Ocean—in 1903. Like most immigrants, he came with big dreams and empty pockets. Working on the railroads, in a cannery, and as a houseboy before settling in Hood River, Oregon, he opened a store, raised a large family, and became one ...
ISBN(s)
0870714171, 9780870714177
