Kimura Yoshitake
Commander of the Kanrin Maru
San Francisco
March 19, 1860
Our ship, the Kanrin Maru, has been opened up to the general public of San Francisco. Everyone except the females are welcomed aboard. Lieutenant Brooke has tried to convince us that here, females are equal to males, however, we just couldn't understand. Ever since we have arrived at San Francisco, life has been very different. Locals have been following us all around town. One night, on our way back to the ship, latterns lined the wharf all the way to the ship. Police had to hold back the huge crowd of people who were desperate to take our hands and shake them. This was apparently the American way of greeting of some sort. They were as interested in culture as we were interested in theirs. Overall, I am really enjoying San Francisco. It is a nice change to what I am used to.
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I am glad that are really enjoying San Francisco
ReplyDeleteLieutenant Brooke did not convince me of the equality of women in this country
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