Michi's Memories. The Story Of A Japanese War Bride

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Pandamus Books
Publisher Place: Canberra
Publisher Year: 2001
Edition: First Edition

Description: 100 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: This book is the first in English to tell the story of a Japanese war bride. Michis Memories centers on the life story of a Japanese woman who went through the Pacific war, the occupation of Japan, and migration to Australia. Her experiences led from Japan to New Guinea during the war, and from Japan to Australia in the post-war period. In her own words, Michi tells how she tried to become an Australian wife and mother in spite of her different cultural background. Now in her eighties, she reflects upon her experiences over the past fifty years. Her children also give their own views on their mothers experience. Keiko Tamuras sensitive study reveals the difficulties the women faced in Australia when general hostility toward Japan as an ex-enemy nation was still strong, and the idea of "white Australia" was widely accepted. It examines how the women demonstrated their strength throughout the process of adaptation to a drastically different culture through their flexibility and resilience. The book also examines the historical background of how a young Japanese woman met a young Australian soldier in occupied Japan, and touches upon the recent development of network formation among the war brides.

ISBN: 9781740760010