"Miss Numè of Japan: A Japanese-American Romance" by Onoto Watanna is a story set in the late 19th century that explores love, ambition, and cultural tensions. The book follows Orito Takashima and Numè Watanabe, childhood friends from well-off Japanese families who are supposed to get married, as arranged by their fathers. Orito goes to America for his education, which causes a conflict with the plans for their marriage. The story begins with Orito and Numè as children, already bound by their fathers' desires, but also shows Numè's initial resistance to Orito leaving and their predetermined marriage. The opening sets the stage with new characters, particularly featuring a spirited American girl on a ship headed to Japan, suggesting future romantic interests and cultural misunderstandings that will further complicate the narrative.
Miss Numè of Japan: A Japanese-American Romance
By Onoto Watanna
Bound by familial duty yet separated by ambition, two childhood friends find their lives tangled by cultural expectations and blossoming desires when an unexpected American woman arrives on the horizon.
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About the AuthorWinnifred Eaton was a Canadian author and screenwriter of Chinese-British ancestry. Publishing prolifically under a number of names, most predominantly, the pseudonym Onoto Watanna, she was one of the first North American writers of Asian descent to publish fiction in English.
Winnifred Eaton was a Canadian author and screenwriter of Chinese-British ancestry. Publishing prolifically under a number of names, most predominantly, the pseudonym Onoto Watanna, she was one of the first North American writers of Asian descent to publish fiction in English.
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