Chiyo's Return

342 pp. Illustrated by Bunji Tagawa. The girl was Chiyono Sugimoto, daughter of Madame Etsu Sugimoto, returning after ten years of school in the United States, the land of her birth, to the land of her ancestors. Because she was faces every day with contrasts between her life in the United States and in Japan; because she found that in spite of the many contrasts between American and Japanese customs and traditions there were many similarities and much to cherish in each, Chiyono Sugimoto recorded her impressions and colorful experiences during her first year in Japan. Chiyo's Return is the story of that year, an autobiography full of charm and friendliness, of contrasts and picturesque realities...