Picture Brides: Japanese Women in Canada - Makabe, Tomoko

Translated by Kathleen Chisato Merken; Clean, tight, unmarked; personal gift inscription on half-title page; light wear to inside corners; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; minimal wear; In the early 20th century, many Asian women married men they met the first time at their weddings. The marriages were arranged by showing the prospective bride and groom photographs of each other. These women became known as picture brides. This is the story of five young Japanese women who came to Canada as picture brides in the 1920s. These strong-willed, 20-year-olds arrived determined "to work hard to make a lot of money". And, they did work hard - as domestics and as labourers on farms, in mines, and in lumber and fishing camps. None, however, ever became materially rich. 
Very Good
Soft cover
Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario
1996
North York, ON