44 Results in the "Non-Fiction" category
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In Chapter Twenty, titled "Daniel Inouye", the narrative follows the life of Daniel Inouye during World War II, specifically focusing on 1943 in Europe. After graduating high school with aspirations to serve, Daniel confronted the devastating reality of being categorized as an enemy alien following the Pearl Harbor attack. Japanese Americans were excluded from military service, leading him to continue his education in pre-med instead. Hawaii’s Japanese Americans largely avoided forced incarceration due…-
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In Chapter Twenty-One titled "Norman Mineta," we explore the resilience and journey of Norman Mineta following the closure of incarceration camps where Japanese Americans had been detained during WWII. Upon their release, families were urged to disperse and assimilate into mainstream American life, striving to prove their loyalty to the nation—advice echoed by his father, Kay. After military service, Norm confronted racial prejudice when trying to rent an apartment, which fueled his passion for politics…
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In Chapter Seventeen, titled "Booker T. Washington," we learn about the early life of Booker T. Washington, who was born into slavery in Virginia in 1856, without a last name, as his mother was enslaved and his father was unknown. Despite his desire for education, he was barred from attending school and instead watched from outside a one-room schoolhouse where the daughters of his enslavers learned. After the Civil War, when his mother was emancipated, poverty prevented them from accessing proper…
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In 1924, a baby named Daniel was born dead but brought back to life by a desperate midwife in a Hawaiian slum. His mother, exhausted but prayerful, named him after the biblical Daniel, who faced great trials. Daniel's family immigrated to Hawaii from Japan in 1899, driven by a significant debt incurred by his great-grandfather, Wasaburo, after a fire destroyed homes in their village. To repay the debt, Wasaburo’s son, Asakichi, left Japan for Hawaii, where he worked on a sugarcane plantation, intending…
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In 1942, while Daniel managed a first-aid station in Oahu, ten-year-old Norman Mineta loved baseball and Boy Scouts, growing up in a devoted Methodist family. His father, Kunisaku "Kay" Mineta, immigrated to the U.S. at fourteen, originally intending to reach San Francisco but disembarked in Seattle. After working his way south and struggling with English, he was enrolled in first grade at age sixteen, marking the beginning of his American journey. Years later, at twenty-four, he sought a wife, ultimately…
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In Chapter Fourteen, titled "Anna Thomas Jeanes," we delve into the life of Anna Thomas Jeanes, born in Philadelphia in 1822. Illustrated through a posthumous portrait, where she is dressed in a modest black gown coupled with a white shawl, Anna avoided being photographed or painted during her lifetime, embodying a sense of humility. As the youngest of ten children, she grew up cherished by her father, though three of her siblings had already passed by her birth, and tragedy struck again when her mother…
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**Chapter Fifteen: William James Edwards | Alabama, 1869, The Small and the Mighty** William James Edwards was born at the end of the Civil War in Snow Hill, Alabama, soon after his family had been emancipated from enslavement. Originally named Ulysses Grant Edwards, his name was changed to William by his grandmother after the death of his mother. Following a serious illness in childhood that caused parts of his bones to die, William struggled with mobility, often crawling around due to his incapacity.…
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**Chapter Sixteen: Julius Rosenwald** In 1862, Samuel Rosenwald left Europe with hopes for a better life, unaware his family would soon live near a future president and face the looming threat of the Ku Klux Klan. As Samuel and his wife, Augusta, welcomed their son Benjamin, they faced personal struggles, hoping their new child, Julius, would thrive. Julius, born at the Lincoln family's doorstep, would unknowingly witness significant events in his early childhood, including President Lincoln's…
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In Chapter Eleven, titled "Rebecca Brown Mitchell," the narrative centers on Rebecca's remarkable journey against the constraints of gender norms in 19th century America, particularly in Idaho, where she ultimately became a pioneering figure in women's suffrage and education. The chapter begins with the assertion that the fight for women’s rights was built upon the efforts of earlier generations, especially those like Rebecca Mitchell, who advocated for women's voting rights long before prominent…
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In Chapter Twelve, titled "Inez Milholland," the narrative unfolds around Inez's life, intertwining her personal aspirations with the broader suffrage movement in the West during 1916. After secretly eloping with Eugen Boissevain, Inez's longing for a child is juxtaposed against her pivotal role in advocacy for women's voting rights, a movement that gained momentum with states in the West granting women suffrage. The chapter outlines pivotal reasons why the suffrage movement found success in Western…
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