Onoto Watanna: The Story of Winnifred Eaton (Asian American Experience) by Diana Birchall

Onoto Watanna: The Story of Winnifred Eaton (Asian American Experience)

Diana Birchall

296 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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Born to a British father and a Chinese mother, Winnifred Eaton (1875-1954) decided to capitalize on her exotic appearance while protecting herself from Americans' scorn of Chinese: she "became" Japanese, assuming the pen name Onoto Watanna. While ...

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