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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This excellent study of the first Japanese sojourners to America and Hawaii places them within the context of national developments on both sides of the Pacific. . . . Van Sant wonderfully narrates and analyzes their engaging stories, those of ship-wrecked sailors, college students, workers, and even some utopians."--
Choice"Van Sant has the language skills to do archival work, coupled with a solid grasp of Japanese history. He has produced a small but important work."--Paul Spickard,
American Historical Review"A solid, well-written study. Featuring splendid biographical profiles, it provides excellent insight into Japan's modernization and the origins of Japanese immigration to the United States."--Robert D. Parmet,
International Migration Review"This well-written and skillful blend of Japanese and Japanese American history fills a gap in our understanding of the formation of the Nikkei community in the United States. It provides us with a new appreciation of these early pioneers and their impact on both Japan and the United States."--Wayne Patterson, Harvard University
