Issei, Nisei, War Bride: Three Generations of Japanese American Women in Domestic Service
By Evelyn Glenn.
Description
In this unique study of Japanese American women employed as domestic workers, Evelyn Nakano Glenn reveals through historical research and in-depth interviews how the careers of these strong, but oppressed women affected the history of Asian immigration in the San Francisco-Bay Area. Three generations of women speak, in their own words, about coping with degraded employment and how this work related to family and community life. The disproportionate concentration of Japanese American women in domestic service from the early part of this century to the present resulted from their status as im...
ISBN(s)
0877225648, 9780877225645
