{"product_id":"picture-bride-yoshiko-uchida-9780295751122","title":"Picture Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe story of a Japanese American picture bride, from Angel Island to Topaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSeeking an escape from life in her small village in Japan, Hana Omiya arrives in California in 1917, one of thousands of Japanese \"picture brides\" whose arranged marriages brought them to the United States. When she finally sets foot on a pier in San Francisco, she is disappointed to meet her soon-to-be husband, the stoic Taro Takeda, who looks much older than in the photo his family had shared. Far from the fantasy life she dreamed up back home, Hana confronts emotional distance from her husband and hostility from white neighbors, eventually focusing her energy to support others in her tight-knit community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShowing the complexity of Issei life, Hana's story is intertwined with the stories of others: her best friend Kiku and Kiku's husband Henry, who reject demeaning city work to become farmers; Reverend Okada, a community leader who eventually decides to return to Japan; and Hana's daughter, Mary, who rejects her family and runs away with her boyfriend. Ultimately, as Japanese Americans are evacuated from their homes and imprisoned in concentration camps, we see how Hana and others cope with the heartache of losing everything they worked hard to build.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevealing the human impact of migration, evacuation, and incarceration, \u003ci\u003ePicture Bride\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-ranging portrait of Japanese American life in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoshiko Uchida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295751126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295751122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e157692 \/ Picture Bride\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yoshiko Uchida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072185987327,"sku":"9780295751122","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd892d00-09a2-4678-a402-6eacd8708033.jpg?v=1685440449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/picture-bride-yoshiko-uchida-9780295751122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}