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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gomez, Sonia C. (Sonia Christine), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese American women--Cultural assimilation.

Japanese American women.

Japanese--United States--History--20th century.

Japanese.

Intercountry marriage--United States.

Intercountry marriage.

Japanese Americans--Social life and customs.

Japanese Americans.

Women immigrants--United States--History--20th century.

Women immigrants.

Immigrants--United States--History--20th century.

Immigrants.

War brides--United States--History.

War brides.

Mail order brides--United States--History.

Mail order brides.

Physical Description:

187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Role of marriage in shaping Japanese America

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"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.

"In 1908 the United States and Japan agreed to limit the migration of Japanese laborers to the US. The Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1908 ushered in an era of exclusion for the Japanese, but an exception was made for Japanese women who migrated as wives of Japanese men. In 1924 that exception would end with the passage of the National Origins Act. Immediately after World War II, Japanese women were once again permitted to enter the US as brides— this time, however, as the wives of American servicemen stationed throughout Japan. The ban on Japanese immigration would not be lifted until 1952. Picture Bride, War Bride retells the history of Japanese migration and exclusion by centering women, gender, and sexuality, and in so doing, troubles the inclusion versus exclusion binary. While the Japanese were racially excluded between 1908 and 1952, Japanese wives and mothers were permitted entry because their inclusion served American interests in the Pacific. However, the very rationale enabling their inclusion simultaneously restricted and defined the parameters of their lives within the US. This book serves as a compelling analysis of how the intricate interplay between societal norms and political interests can both harness and contradict the interconnected frameworks of race, gender, and sexuality." -- Adapted from publisher's description.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gomez, Sonia C. (Sonia Christine) Picture bride, war bride

ISBN:

9781479803071

1479803073

OCLC:

1400972623