Shikata Ga Nai

4.14.16 June 1914, picture bride Kou Yuki Kitano sets sail to San Francisco to marry her future husband, Motoji Kitano. Along the slow journey, Kou meets a couple other picture brides and learns a bit about their worries and ambitions; pondering what awaits at the San Francisco dock. Based on Kou Kitano's story: http://aiisf.org/immigrant-voices/stories-by-author/609-kitano-kou/