The Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Farm and the Creation of Japanese America |
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| Author:
| Métraux, Daniel A. |
| Foreword by:
| Miller, Amy S. |
| Afterword by:
| Lobach, Melissa |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-8540-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2022 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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This study examines the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Farm, founded in California by refugees of the 1868 Boshin War as the first Japanese settlement in the United States. The author analyzes how the farm played a critical role in expanding agriculture in the state and how it paved the way for tens of thousands of Japanese immigrants.
This study examines the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Farm, founded in California by refugees of the 1868 Boshin War as the first Japanese settlement in the United States. The author analyzes how the farm played a critical role in expanding agriculture in the state and how it paved the way for tens of thousands of Japanese immigrants.