My grandmother was a Japanese war bride. Chiyo Nakata who married a Mexican American Henry Arias ♥ My grandmother had a very rough life. She arrived in May 1952 in Seattle. She settled in San Francisco, CA. Thank you for this documentary 🙏. Brings light to the struggle this beautiful and hard working women have faced in US.
I'm always hoping to see a picture of my mother with my father in these But as usual no luck My father was American army soldier stationed in Japan between the Korean war and was honorably discharged in 1961 I was just a baby when my father brought us back to America
My mums cousin married a Native American GI and sailed off to live happily ever after - however her family didnt hear much from her after that but she had told them she was living in some sort of reservation - a few years ago i was fiddling about on the internet trying to do some family research - amazingly i came across her - she was dead now but they had 2 kids who were now living in Walnut Creek - the shocking thing was she wasnt his only wife he was also married to another woman at the same time and they too had kids - not what she was originally expecting i suppose but being poor she just had to make the best of it- coming from a small Scottish working town her family would have been shocked - even now its pretty shocking
Hearing about the struggles that doubles/hafus had to go through living in post-war Japan made me look back on the film Kiku to Isamu, and a famous Japanese baseball player named Sachio Kinugasa who was also double. It must have been very tough living in Japan with out their fathers.
arrigatou gozaimashita for your comments, bthegreatb. earlier, in pre-production, we were planning to interview the Japanese wife of a hafu Japanese man who was raised alone by his single Japanese mother after they were abandoned by his American father in Japan. after the wife contacted me at our War Brides of Japan fan page on Facebook, we requested info on how her husband could find the father who had left him behind. miraculously, a woman responded who helped them locate the man’s father in the U.S. sadly, he had passed away, but the couple was able to travel to America and visit the man’s sister and other relatives. of course, they didn’t speak much English and the relatives didn’t speak much Japanese, but it was an overwhelmingly emotional reconnection. there are photos on the War Brides of Japan fan page of their reunion. ja!
My Japanese mother left my father, me, an infant and older siblings for various reasons. According to my stepmother, she didn't like to be judged when walking the streets with hafu children. Go figure! I haven't seen her since the mid 60s..
I remember seeing a documentary about English war brides and every English woman had regretted ever leaving the U.K.,except one, who had married a successful,wealthy, Chicago politician.
so sad to hear that. it was very hard in those days. there weren't daily flights in/out of the country if one could even afford them. there weren't even long-distance phone calls. women had to write to their relatives back home overseas via airmail which could still take weeks. the isolation for some women was unbearable, especially if their new homes didn't have any access to the cultural things they were used to, like food, festivals, etc. thanks for sharing!
arrigatou for asking! we had a limited run of all 5 films on Vimeo for about a year. we're currently in the process of locating another platform and anticipate having all 5 films available this fall. the best way to stay updated is by checking out our website at warbridesofjapan.com, or our Facebook fan page for War Brides of Japan. we also have more videos at our warbrides ofjapan RUclips page, or our other RUclips page, Yayoi Winfrey, #watermelonsushi. thank you!
My grandmother was a Japanese war bride. Chiyo Nakata who married a Mexican American Henry Arias ♥ My grandmother had a very rough life. She arrived in May 1952 in Seattle. She settled in San Francisco, CA. Thank you for this documentary 🙏. Brings light to the struggle this beautiful and hard working women have faced in US.
I'm always hoping to see a picture of my mother with my father in these
But as usual no luck
My father was American army soldier stationed in Japan between the Korean war and was honorably discharged in 1961 I was just a baby when my father brought us back to America
i'm so sorry. we had an active Facebook group for awhile where people found each other, but we couldn't find a dedicated administrator to manage it.
My mums cousin married a Native American GI and sailed off to live happily ever after - however her family didnt hear much from her after that but she had told them she was living in some sort of reservation - a few years ago i was fiddling about on the internet trying to do some family research - amazingly i came across her - she was dead now but they had 2 kids who were now living in Walnut Creek - the shocking thing was she wasnt his only wife he was also married to another woman at the same time and they too had kids - not what she was originally expecting i suppose but being poor she just had to make the best of it- coming from a small Scottish working town her family would have been shocked - even now its pretty shocking
what a powerful woman your mother's cousin was to endure so much. that's real love.
THIS IS SSOOO SPECIAL!! TRUE TRUTHS BEING TOLD. THANKS YAYOI, FOR DOING THESE STORIES.
僕はこの映画を見たいです！I want to see this movie/documentary. Thank you so much for sharing.
arrigatou gozaimashita for your support, 1banryukyu! hopefully, in a few more months. ja!
Hearing about the struggles that doubles/hafus had to go through living in post-war Japan made me look back on the film Kiku to Isamu, and a famous Japanese baseball player named Sachio Kinugasa who was also double. It must have been very tough living in Japan with out their fathers.
arrigatou gozaimashita for your comments, bthegreatb. earlier, in pre-production, we were planning to interview the Japanese wife of a hafu Japanese man who was raised alone by his single Japanese mother after they were abandoned by his American father in Japan. after the wife contacted me at our War Brides of Japan fan page on Facebook, we requested info on how her husband could find the father who had left him behind. miraculously, a woman responded who helped them locate the man’s father in the U.S. sadly, he had passed away, but the couple was able to travel to America and visit the man’s sister and other relatives. of course, they didn’t speak much English and the relatives didn’t speak much Japanese, but it was an overwhelmingly emotional reconnection. there are photos on the War Brides of Japan fan page of their reunion. ja!
My Japanese mother left my father, me, an infant and older siblings for various reasons. According to my stepmother, she didn't like to be judged when walking the streets with hafu children. Go figure! I haven't seen her since the mid 60s..
I remember seeing a documentary about English war brides and every English woman had regretted ever leaving the U.K.,except one, who had married a successful,wealthy, Chicago politician.
so sad to hear that. it was very hard in those days. there weren't daily flights in/out of the country if one could even afford them. there weren't even long-distance phone calls. women had to write to their relatives back home overseas via airmail which could still take weeks. the isolation for some women was unbearable, especially if their new homes didn't have any access to the cultural things they were used to, like food, festivals, etc. thanks for sharing!
Is this finished yet? I'm waiting to see this.
arrigatou for asking! we had a limited run of all 5 films on Vimeo for about a year. we're currently in the process of locating another platform and anticipate having all 5 films available this fall. the best way to stay updated is by checking out our website at warbridesofjapan.com, or our Facebook fan page for War Brides of Japan. we also have more videos at our warbrides ofjapan RUclips page, or our other RUclips page, Yayoi Winfrey, #watermelonsushi. thank you!