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Okinawa's GI Brides : Their Lives in America /

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The American military started building its massive base complex in Okinawa at the end of World War II. During the decade that followed, U.S. forces seized vast areas of privately owned land with "bayonets and bulldozers," evicting and impoverishing thousands of farmers. U.S. military occup...

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Author / Creator: Crissey, Etsuko Takushi (Author)
Other Authors / Creators:Rabson, Steve.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:In English.
Imprint: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2018]
Subjects:
War brides > United States.
War brides > Japan > Okinawa Island.
Japanese American women.
Intercountry marriage > Case studies.
Intercountry marriage
Japanese American women
War brides
Japan > Okinawa Island
United States
Case studies
Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. A Result of American Bases
  • 1. The US Military in Okinawa
  • 2. American Soldiers and Okinawan Women
  • 3. Long Journey to a Huge Country
  • 4. Varied Experiences of International Marriage
  • 5. The Survey
  • 6. Living in America
  • 7. GI Brides
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • About the Author

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