Picture bride, war bride : the role of marriage in shaping Japanese America / Sonia C. Gomez.

Author/creator Gomez, Sonia C. author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : New York University Press, [2024]
Description187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Japanese American women--Cultural assimilation.
Japanese--United States. --History. --20th century.
Intercountry marriage--United States.
Japanese Americans--Social life and customs.
Women immigrants--United States. --History. --20th century.
Immigrants--United States. --History. --20th century.
War brides--United States. --History.
Mail order brides--United States. --History.

Portion of title Role of marriage in shaping Japanese America
Contents A Paradox of Exclusion: Women, Family, and Reproduction in Early Japanese America -- Issei Bachelors: Unmarried Men at the Margins -- The US Occupation of Japan and the Making of Postwar Japanese America -- "A Bridge Between East and West": Domesticity and Citizenship in the Making of Japanese War Brides -- Goodwill Ambassadors: Japanese War Brides in Postwar America.
Abstract "Picture Bride, War Bride: The Role of Marriage in Shaping Japanese America examines how the institution of marriage created pockets of legal and social inclusion for Japanese women in the United States during periods of racial exclusion"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Gomez, Sonia C. (Sonia Christine) Picture bride, war bride New York : New York University Press, [2024] 9781479803088
LCCN 2023040744
ISBN9781479803071
ISBN1479803073
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