Tragedy and brilliance alternate throughout LAST BOAT TO YOKOHAMA: The Life and Legacy of Beate Sirota Gordon (Three Rooms Press Trade Paperback Original; May 12, 2015; $15.95), the fascinating biography of Beate Sirota Gordon, by Nassrine Azimi and Michel Wasserman. Beate secretly helped draft Japan's post-WWII constitution, then devoted the rest of her life to introducing hundreds of brilliant Asian performers.
LAST BOAT TO YOKOHAMA: The Life and Legacy of Beate Sirota Gordon by Nassrine Azimi and Michel Waserman
Last Boat to Yokohama recounts the life and work of Beate Sirota Gordon, an Austrian-born American performing arts presenter and women's rights advocate who part of the team who worked under Douglas MacArthur to write the Constitution of Japan after WWII. The book captures Beate's drive, talent, ambition, and influence.
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