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One of the most gripping images from the 1960s captures the slight
figure of Dr. S. I. Hayakawa scrambling onto a sound truck parked
in front of San Francisco State College amid campus unrest.
Hayakawa had hoped to use this soapbox to address the assembled
demonstrators, but instead he ended up ripping out speaker wires
and halting an illegal campus demonstration--or denying
first-amendment rights to the crowd, depending on your perspective.
Indeed, Hayakawa's entire life defies simplistic labels, and his
ability to be categorized largely depends on personal
perspective.
This intimate and detailed biography draws on interviews with
friends and family members, as well as Hayakawa's own papers and
journals, to bring this controversial and fascinating figure to
life. He was an enigma to colleagues as well as adversaries, a
Republican senator who consistently bucked his party's ideals with
his support of the women's movement, abortion rights, and even
Ronald Reagan's search for a female running mate. The son of
Japanese immigrants, born and raised in Canada before moving to the
United States, Hayakawa emerges here as a complex and complicated
figure. His blend of heritage, politics, artistic inclination, and
intellectual achievement makes him quintessentially American.
Visit the author's Web site for bibliographic notes.
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