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PROMISES KEPT: The Life of an Issei Man by Akemi Kikumura Novata, California: Chandler and Sharp Publishers, Inc., (1991). First edition, first printing. Illustrated with a family genealogy tree/chart. Kikumura, a film, television and stage actress, also holds a PhD in anthropology and teaches Asian-American studies and anthropology at University of California. This biography of the author's father, Saburo Tanaka, is drawn from research and memories from her mother and herself. Her father immigrated to America, had thirteen children, was incarcerated in the Japanese internment camp during WWII, had a gambling problem, and enforced traditional values and customs on his children. Fine in burgundy leatherette with gilt embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine, burgundy-and gold headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket. Octavo; 132 pages. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!