Keiko's Kimono: A doll's journey to America in 1869 with the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony by Tanimoto, Herb

Keiko's Kimono: A doll's journey to America in 1869 with the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546334026)

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Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Keiko's Kimono: A doll's journey to America in 1869 with the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony by Tanimoto, Herb

Keiko's Kimono: A doll's journey to America in 1869 with the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony

$20.00
Keiko's Kimono: A doll's journey to America in 1869 with the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony by Tanimoto, Herb

Keiko's Kimono: A doll's journey to America in 1869 with the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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Okei was a 17-year-old girl living in Aizu, Japan during the tumultuous time of the Boshin Civil War. With her world rapidly disintegrating around her, her fate became even more uncertain when her neighbor, Prussian arms merchant and samurai, John Henry Schnell, asked her to go to America with him to help his wife care for their infant child. Okei reluctantly agreed, as a matter of duty and honor to her family, her Lord, and her domain. In this historic novel, Herb Tanimoto weaves a compelling and heartfelt story into the known facts about the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony. A docent and archivist at the historic farm, the author uses historical resources and recollections from Veerkamp family descendants to bring to life a tale of hope, love, suspense, honor, retribution, exultation and disappointment.

Author: Herb Tanimoto
ISBN-10: 1546334025
ISBN-13: 9781546334026
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/08/2016
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.60d
By Herb Tanimoto
By Herb Tanimoto
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Herb Tanimoto is a third generation (Sansei) Japanese American. After 36 years in the medical field, he retreated to a forested area of Northern California to spend time with his cats. His love of history and writing coalesced when the organization he volunteered for acquired the historic Veerkamp farm and the site of the first Japanese colony in North America. The story of "Keiko's Kimono" came to him as a revelation, imploring to be written. He often wondered if Keiko herself had been speaking to him.

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