A Daughter of the Samurai: Memoir of a Remarkable Asian-American Woman

"Her life was a bridge from the nineteenth century to the twentieth, from the time-hallowed beauty and rigidity of a samurai household to the disorienting, forward-looking freedoms of the West." --Janice P. Nimura, from the foreword.

This classic memoir tells the story of a remarkable Asian-American woman navigating two very different cultures--a loyal wife, a widowed mother, and a bilingual breadwinner--who finds her voice in a strange new world.

Follow her journey as she:

• Witnesses her f...