Screen LibraryOkinawan women's stories of migration : from war brides to Issei /
The phenomenon of "war brides" from Japan moving to the West has been quite widely discussed, but this book tells the stories of women whose lives followed a rather different path after they married foreign occupiers. During Okinawa⁰́₉s Occupation by the Allies from 1945-1952, many Okinawa...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series
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| Summary: |
The phenomenon of "war brides" from Japan moving to the West has been quite widely discussed, but this book tells the stories of women whose lives followed a rather different path after they married foreign occupiers. During Okinawa⁰́₉s Occupation by the Allies from 1945-1952, many Okinawan women met and had relationships with non-Western men who were stationed in Okinawa as soldiers and base employees. Most of these men were from the Philippines. Zulueta explores the journeys of these women to their husbands⁰́₉ homeland, their acculturation to their adopted land, and their return to their native Okinawa in their late adult years. Utilizing a life-course approach, she examines how these women crafted their own identities as first generation migrants "Issei" in both the country of migration and their natal homeland, their re-integration to Okinawan society and the role of religion in this regard, as well as their thoughts on end-of-life as returnees. This book will be of interest to scholars looking at gender and migration, cross-cultural marriages, ageing and migration, as well as those interested in East Asia, particularly Japan/Okinawa. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 102 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780367569457 9780367569464 |
| Index Number: | HQ1764 |
| CLC: | D443.139 |
| Call Number: | D443.139/Z948 |
| Contents: | 1. War Brides⁰́₉ Silent Journeys 2. Memories of War and its Aftermath: The Battle of Okinawa and the American Occupation 3. Okinawan Women⁰́₉s Journey to the Philippines 4. Homecomings: The Return to Okinawa 5. Migration and the End-of-Life: When Death Becomes her Question 6. War Brides and the Life Course: A Conclusion |