How to Be an American Housewife: American Red Cross “Bride Schools” in Japan in the Cold War Era

When
22 Jan 2019
5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Location
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215

How to Be an American Housewife: American Red Cross “Bride Schools” in Japan in the Cold War Era

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 from 5:30 PM TO 7:45 PM

Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St,
Boston, MA 02215

In 1951, the American Red Cross in Japan began offering “schools for brides,” to prepare Japanese women married to American servicemen for successful entry into the United States. This paper argues that bride schools measured Japanese women’s ability to be good wives and mothers because their immigration to the US depended on their labor within the home as well as their reproductive value in the family.

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