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Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American FamilyStubborn Twig is a classic American story, a story of immigrants making their way in a new land. It is a living work of social history that rings with the power of truth and the drama of fiction, a moving saga about the challenges of becoming an American. Masuo Yasui traveled from Japan across the other Oregon Trailathe one that spanned the Pacific Oceanain 1903. Like most immigrants, he came with big dreams and empty pockets. Working on the
Stubborn Twig is a classic American story, a story of immigrants making their way in a new land. It is a living work of social history that rings with the power of truth and the drama of fiction, a moving saga about the challenges of becoming an American. Masuo Yasui traveled from Japan across the other Oregon Trailathe one that spanned the Pacific Oceanain 1903. Like most immigrants, he came with big dreams and empty pockets. Working on the railroads, in a cannery, and as a houseboy before settling in Hood River, Oregon, he opened a store, raised a large family, and became one of the areaas most successful orchardists.As Masuo broke the race barrier in the local business community, his American-born children broke it in school, scouts and sports, excelling in most everything they tried. For the Yasuisa first-born son, the constraints and contradictions of being both Japanese and American led to tragedy. But his seven brothers and sisters prevailed, becoming doctors, lawyers, teachers, and farmers. It was a classic tale of the American dream come trueauntil December 7, 1941, changed their lives forever. The Yasuis were among the more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry along the West Coast who were forced from their homes and interned in vast inland arelocation camps.a Masuo was arrested as a spy and imprisoned for the rest of the war; his family was shamed and broken. Yet the Yasuis endured, as succeeding generations took up the challenge of finding their identity as Americans. Stubborn Twig is their storyaa story at once tragic and triumphant, one that bears eloquent witness to both the promise and the peril of America.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Published: 08/12/2008
ISBN: 9780870714177
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
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★★★★★ 5
Five Stars
Pretty good translation into English. Far from a complete collection, but certainly a good foundation.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017
★★★★★ 3
Made for certain readers. 🤔
Format: Kindle
Not saying it is a bad book but... I could not understand it. If you like old English writing great! I support you in that but this book was not for me.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2026
★★★★★ 1
Old and crumbling.
Format: Hardcover
practically falling apart. Hard to read when the book is dissolving.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2021
★★★★★ 4
This is actually a super cool epic
Format: Paperback
This is actually a super cool epic. The translation is phenomenal and makes for a great easy read. Got it for a class but would totally read again
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Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2018
★★★★★ 5
great
Format: Paperback
Mulla Nasrudin is the Br'er Rabbit, or Coyote, of the Middle East. The stories are teaching stories, and they can be very amusing, thoughtful, and thought stimulating, all at once. Idries Shah's books tend to be very well written, anyway, however the subject is simply delightful. I can't add much more than what others have said, except to say that the stories really make one think.
Juha is the Arabic version, and
Hoja is the Turkish version. The stories sometimes show up in Western culture, without attribution.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2012