How Long to Read From Okinawa to the Americas

How Long Does it Take to Read From Okinawa to the Americas?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read From Okinawa to the Americas by Hana Yamagawa

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Between 1889 and 1940 more than 40,000 Okinawan contract laborers emigrated to plantations in Hawaii, Brazil, the Philippines, and Peru. In 1912 seventeen-year-old Hana Kaneshi accompanied her husband and brother to South America and dreamed of returning home in two years’ time a wealthy young woman. Edited by her daughter Akiko, Hana’s richly detailed memoir is a rare, first-hand account of the life of a female Okinawan immigrant in the New World. It spans nearly a century, from Hana’s early life in a small village not long after the Ryukyu Kingdom’s annexation to Japan; to a sugar plantation in Peru and its capital, Lima; to her dangerous trek through Mexico and the California desert to enter the U.S. and start a new life, this time in the Imperial Valley and finally Los Angeles. Hana’s story comes full circle when she returns briefly, after forty-seven years, to Okinawa during the postwar American Occupation. From Okinawa to the Americas will appeal to not only students of Asian American and disapora studies, but also those seeking to understand the complexity of Okinawan culture and the networks of family relationships in Okinawa and in its overseas immigrant communities.

How long is From Okinawa to the Americas?

From Okinawa to the Americas by Hana Yamagawa is 233 pages long, and a total of 58,949 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read From Okinawa to the Americas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 22 minutes to read From Okinawa to the Americas aloud.

What Reading Level is From Okinawa to the Americas?

From Okinawa to the Americas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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