An American Son: The Story of George Aratani : Founder of Mikasa and Kenwood (American Profiles) [Paperback]

Naomi Hirahara (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 321 pages
• Publisher: Japanese Amer Natl Museum (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881161153
• ISBN-13: 978-1881161158
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,734,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A grand legacy, May 12, 2004

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This review is from: An American Son: The Story of George Aratani : Founder of Mikasa and Kenwood (American Profiles) (Paperback)

Hirahara's bio of George Aratani is a smooth narrative that provides a rare window into the life of this influencial citizen. Aratani not only was a powerful entrepreneur, but part of a renewed force of community amongst Japanese Americans. While Aratani is the focal point of this book, Hirahara does much to relate a broader timeline - pictures of Guadalupe, CA in the days when farming reigned, when Japanese, Mexicans, and European Americans worked shoulder to shoulder; the internment camps of the 40's and the discrimination that arose in a post-WWII nation; and the rebuilding of the Japanese American society in the United States.
American Son should be heralded for its insight and honesty, and for revealing the strength in the figure of Aratani.