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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aIrwin, Wallace,
_d1876-1959
245 1 0 _aLetters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo")
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-11-08
508 _aPeter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Letters of a Japanese Schoolboy ('Hashimura Togo')" by Wallace Irwin is a satirical work written in the early 20th century. The text presents the humorous and often absurd experiences of a 35-year-old Japanese schoolboy named Hashimura Togo, who is navigating life as an immigrant in America. Through his letters to a New York newspaper editor, Togo shares his observations on American culture, politics, and the issues faced by Asian immigrants, all expressed in a unique and comical voice that highlights cultural misunderstandings. At the start of the text, Togo introduces himself and provides context for his situation, explaining his arrival in San Francisco and the hardships he has faced, including a recent injury from a brickbat thrown by an American. He expresses admiration for the concept of the "Noble Allies" between Japan and the United States while lamenting the difficulties he encounters due to his ethnicity, including a lack of employment opportunities. His letters reveal his attempts to assimilate into American society and critique both American culture and the perceptions of Japanese people held by his new compatriots, encapsulated in a style that blends humor and poignancy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909
653 _aHumorous stories
653 _aEpistolary fiction
653 _aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 -- Fiction
653 _aJapanese -- United States -- Fiction
700 1 _aKirby, Rollin,
_d1875-1952
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/lettersofjapanes00irwi
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69316
999 _c110106
_d110106