| Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family Contributor(s): Kessler, Lauren (Author), Williams, Christine (Read by) |
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ISBN: 143324599X ISBN-13: 9781433245992 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Biography & Autobiography - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.3" W x 5.7" (0.5 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Topical - Family - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stubborn Twig is the true story of immigrants making their way in a new land, a moving saga about the promise and perils of becoming an American. Masuo Yasui arrived in America in 1903 with big dreams and empty pockets. He worked on the railroads, in a cannery, and as a houseboy before settling in Oregon to open a store, raise a large family, and become one of the area's most successful orchardists. As Masuo broke the color barrier in the local business community, his American-born children did the same in school, scouts, and sports. But their lives changed forever following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when they were forced from their homes into vast inland camps. Although shamed and broken, the Yasui family would yet endure to claim their place as Americans. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kessler, Lauren: - Lauren Kessler is the author of several works of narrative nonfiction, including the Washington Post bestseller Clever Girl and the Los Angeles Times bestseller The Happy Bottom Riding Club. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, O magazine, and The Nation. She directs the graduate program in literary nonfiction at the University of Oregon. Williams, Christine: -Christine Williams is a singer and actor based in Ashland, Oregon. Her performance credits include productions at regional theaters and on concert stages across the country and around the world, from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Barbican Centre in London to the Aspen Music Festival and the Grotowski Institute in Poland. |