Wakako Kondoh Burk at bride school in Yokosuka, Japan in 1957. The American Red Cross created “Bride Schools” to teach Japanese women how to be an “American” wife and mother. (Photo courtesy of ...

Carol Houssock, Kathryn Tolbert and Erin Doane from the Chemung County History Museum discuss the "Japanese War Brides Exhibit." This exhibit offers an insightful look into the lives of Japanese ...

Masako and Irvine McConney Sr. drove from California to New York in 1955. Along the way several hotels and restaurants denied Irvine entry, so they slept and ate in the car. Courtesy of the McConney ...

History professor shares her grandmother’s story as a Japanese war bride The life of her grandmother Michiko helped inspire Sonia Gomez’s first book, “Picture Bride, War Bride: The Role of Marriage in ...