The Heart of a Samurai art-culture-photography “They just do what they

“They just do what they are supposed to do

Yuriko hates her name when the children make fun of it and call her "Eureka

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

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

set in a Japanese concentration camp during World War II

The Heart of a Samurai art-culture-photography “They just do what theyBy 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