Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-04-22 | Page 13 | Little American Born Japanese Girls Get Education in Orient and Occident

) LITTLE AMERICAN BORN JAPANESE GIRLS 1 I GET EDUCATION IN ORIENT AND OCCIDENT ik '- z ;H Mndamo Saglmoto and her children 'H (Special Corrrxpondcivce') San Francisco, Cal.f April 00. How two litUe American born Japanese Jap-anese girls had to study hard to learn the language and customs of their mother's native land was the interesting story told here recently when Madame K. Sugimoto and her daughters returned to tills country from an extended visit in Japan. A writer of Japanese folk lore tales for both white and brown kiddles, she was Induced to come to tho United States 20 years ago. In Cincinnati she met a Japanese merchant and married him. Two children came and grew up accustomed to American Ideas and schools. As they bad no Japanese playmates they cared little for tho Japanese language. The fathor-ed 1.1 and a few years ago Madamo Su- gimobo returned to Japan. The 11 two little girls could talk no Japan- il ese and were homesick for America 11 In the native country of their mo- !! ther. H Madamo Sugimoto went to the tl elementary school with them and Cl aided them each day aa thoy labor- M iously copied the lessons that are M taught to tho Juveniles In tho M Cherry Kingdom. Finally thoy M mastered the Japanese tongue and iH grew familiar with Oriental cua- -M toms. And then the mother was tH satisfied to return to the United M States. Her two daughters aro now M thoroughly educated according to M the Ideas of the Orient and tho Oc- cldent 11