The Heart of a Samurai art-culture-photography Stan’s diary serves as witness

Stan’s diary serves as witness to a dark time in our history and is told through the eyes of a teenager who will soon be expected to take up the responsibility of a man

Regalado explores key historical factors such as Meiji-era modernization policies in Japan

Yonamine became a true national hero and a member of Japan’s Baseball Hall of Fame

By Allen Say

he was accompanied a bodyguard because his commanders knew he wore a target on his front and his back

The Heart of a Samurai art-culture-photography Stan’s diary serves as witnessBy Margi Preus. This is a novelization of the real life story of Manjiro, the first Japanese American. In 1841, a Japanese fishing vessel sinks. Its crew is forced to swim to a small, unknown island, where they are rescued by a passing American ship. Japan's borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on the way. Manjiro, a fourteen year old boy, is curious and eager to learn everything he can about