1st Edition 1940. 1st US Edition and Signed by the Author. The author was an Issei Journalist, Activist, Feminist and was Among The First Japanese American Women To Publish A Memoir In English. The first English-language book written by a Japanese woman, a semi-autobiographical account of her political awakening and immigration to the US. During the 1930s she was affiliated with the left wing periodical The New Masses and wrote columns that were antiwar, anti-imperialist, and feminist. With the Red Scare her husband was deported in 1951 and she followed him back to Japan, where she would write 30 books in Japanese as well as become a talk show host. A classic of Asian American literature. The book is very good and in bright condition. Spine age toned. Contents good. The wrapper is good with major loss to the edges. Spine and edges rubbed, Spine age toned and surface rubbed. Some small closed tears.