[ŌFU, INSHI]. 桜府隠士.

在米成功の日本人. [Zaibei seikō no Nihonjin].
[Successful Japanese in the United States].

東京. [Tokyo]. 宝文館. [Hōbunkan]. Meiji 36 [ 1903]. Stock ID #179377

2 + 2 + 14 + 228pp, 19 x 13cm, endpapers lightly browned, original decorative wrappers little marked and worn, lower corner upper cover chipped, tail of spine chipped, few small closed tears in covers but generally a very good clean copy.

This book was published in 1903 during the unrestricted period of Japanese migration to the United States. The number peaked in 1907 as 30,000 Japanese migrants entered the country. The author, who uses a pen name of Ofu Inshi, is a resident of the United States. These essays, which were first published in the Osaka Mainichi Newspaper, begin with an historical perspective on those who left Japan for overseas, including Yamada Nagamasa. Then, Ofu argues that there are three types of successes for the Japanese in the United States: in agriculture, in business and in academia. The work covers prominent Japanese, including Nagasawa Kanae who built a wine industry in California. Other businessmen who are featured in the book include Noda Otojiro who succeeded in abalone industry and Yoshiike Hiroshi, a successful flower grower. The author provides some advice on starting a new business.

At the time of publication many Japanese men aspired to move to the United States to chase their dreams, this work includes inspirational stories of the successful Japanese emigrants who have made their name in the United States. Scarce.

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Price: $750.00 AU

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