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Michi's memories : the story of a Japanese war bride / Keiko Tamura.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tamura, Keiko, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War brides--Australia--Social life and customs.
- War brides.
- Japanese--Australia--Social life and customs.
- Japanese.
- Interracial marriage--Australia--Social life and customs.
- Interracial marriage.
- Women immigrants--Australia--Social life and customs.
- Women immigrants.
- Australia--Ethnic relations.
- Australia.
- Australia--Emigration and immigration.
- Yoshida, Michi, 1919-.
- Yoshida, Michi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 100 pages) : illustrations, portraits, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Canberra, A.C.T. : Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The story of a Japanese war bride. Michi tells of the difficulties war brides faced in Australia when general hostility towards Japan as an enemy nation was still strong.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Contents; Prologue; Chapter One: Encounters in Occupied Japan; Initial contacts of the locals with American occupation forces; BCOF and anti-fraternisation policy; Encounters under the anti-fraternisation policy; Australian servicemen s perception of Japanese women; Requests for marriages; Bringing the brides home; Women who were left behind; Chapter Two: Marrying an Australian Soldier; Michi s story; Chapter Three: Becoming an Australian Wife and Mother; Japanese immigrants in Australia before the arrival of war brides; Assimilation policy for immigrants; Michi s story
- Chapter Four: Later Years; Michi s story; War bride conventions; The term "war bride" [senso hanayome]; Michi's perception of the term "senso hanayome"; International marriage; War, Peace and My Life; Chapter Five: Children s Views; Sam s childhood; Name SumikoŽ; The eldest child; Epilogue: Personal Reflections … Keiko Tamura; Endnotes; Selected References;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-100).
- ISBN:
- 1-74076-066-2
- OCLC:
- 271807845
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