The American Diary of a Japanese Girl (1901) is a novel by Yone
Noguchi. Published in New York alongside illustrations by Genjiro
Yeto, the novel was styled as a fascinating tell-all written by a
young Japanese tourist. Composed with the assistance of Leonie
Gilmour and Blanche Partington, The American Diary of a Japanese
Girl was Noguchi's first novel and a major departure from his
poetry at the time. An 18-year-old Japanese woman going by the name
Miss Morning Glory embarks on a journey from her native country to
the United States. Accompanied by her uncle, a wealthy
industrialist, Morning Glory arrives in San Francisco via
steamship. She soon befriends the American wife of a Japanese
diplomat, who introduces her to minstrel shows and vaudeville. Left
to her own devices, Morning Glory takes over a local cigar shop in
Chinatown and begins to assimilate into American life and culture.
When she meets Heine, an older poet from Oakland, Morning Glory is
inspired to pursue a career as a writer. As she travels across the
expansive American landscape with her uncle, she comments on the
people and places she encounters along the way. Through her eyes we
see the country in a strange new light, perhaps more truth than
fiction. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Yone Noguchi's The American
Diary of a Japanese Girl is a classic of Japanese American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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