44 Results in the "Non-Fiction" category
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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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Clara Brown lived amidst the turmoil of the 1850s, feeling the absence of her daughter Eliza, whom she yearned to find. Residing in Missouri and Kansas, she was reminded daily of her plight and the sentiments reinforced by Roger Taney’s ruling that she was not a citizen. Amidst the chaos of Bleeding Kansas, the allure of the Colorado gold rush sparked her imagination. Clara resolved to head west, inspired by a belief that Eliza might also seek opportunity there. By the spring of 1859, Clara joined a…
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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 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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**Chapter Five: Henrico County, Virginia, 1907 - The Small and the Mighty** In Henrico County, Jackson Davis, influenced by Booker T. Washington's educational philosophy, reached out to the Jeanes Fund to support Black education. Washington, renowned as a Black educator, advocated for self-help and practical skills over protests, hoping to gradually improve the economic status of Black citizens. Davis proposed to use the funded salary for Virginia Randolph, a supervising teacher who exemplified the…
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In Chapter Six titled "Katharine Lee Bates," we learn about the early life of Katharine Lee Bates, born in 1859 to Cornelia and a father, who, shortly after her birth, succumbed to a painful ailment. Katharine, or Katie as she was often called, was the youngest of four children, her family deeply rooted in a lineage of writers and poets tracing back to the 1400s. Despite the challenges of her family's circumstances post her father's death, her mother Cornelia worked tirelessly to support the family while…
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In the chapter titled "Claudette Colvin," the narrative reveals a deeper truth about the civil rights movement and the pivotal role played by Claudette Colvin, whose story predates that of Rosa Parks. Claudette, a fifteen-year-old girl living in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman nine months before Parks' famous act of defiance in December 1955. During an outing with school friends, Claudette sat in the rear section of the bus designated for Black passengers, when a white…
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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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**Chapter Twenty-Three: Septima Clark | Charleston, South Carolina, 1898, The Small and the Mighty** Septima Poinsette Clark was born to a formerly enslaved father and a laundress in Charleston, South Carolina. Her mother, Victoria, refused to let her children take domestic jobs, which left them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Aiming for a better life, Septima pursued a career in teaching, a pathway to the Black middle class. The name "Poinsette" links to her grandfather, Joel Poinsett, a secretary…
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In Chapter Twenty-Four, "America," set during the 1950s amid the Cold War, the narrative explores the troubling relationship between America's racial segregation laws and their Nazi counterparts. The chapter emphasizes how Hitler drew inspiration from the systemic discrimination present in the United States, particularly the racial segregation laws in the South. Despite America being a burgeoning superpower, it continued to oppress Black citizens, as exemplified in the life of Claudette, particularly in…
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