From the cover of <em>Daughters of the Samurai</em>

How Five Japanese Girls Brought The West to Japan, in 1871

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 17, 2015

In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States with the diplomatic mission of learning Western ways and help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan. Janice Nimura’s book, Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back, recounts the trials and tribulations the girls faced on their journey, and they changes they brought to Japan.

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