Book Club Novel: The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

The Triumph and Tragedies of Japanese Women in America: A View Across Four Generations.  

 

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• Authors: Sakamoto, Taylor¹

• Source:
• History Teacher. Nov2007, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p97-122. 26p.
• Document Type:
• Article
• Subject Terms: *JAPANESE American women
  *WOMEN -- United States
  *RACE discrimination
  *EMIGRATION & immigration
  *DISCRIMINATION
• Geographic Terms:
• UNITED States
• Abstract:
• The article relates the story of four-generations of Japanese-American women and how their attitude, Shigate ga nai which can be translated as "that which cannot be helped," allowed them to persevere through racial discrimination and immigration. It details how the increased demand for Japanese laborers resulted to anti-Japanese sentiment in the U.S. which in turn led to the passage of laws in the U.S. that restricted immigration. It describes the entry of the first generation of Japanese women in the U.S. as picture brides. Some of the laws that negatively impact the future of Japanese-Americans include the Alien Land law of 1913 in California.
• Author Affiliations:
• ¹Alta Sierra Intermediate School Clovis, California
• ISSN:
• 0018-2745
• Accession Number:
• 28340114