The mystery of a young war bride from Reykjavik who immigrated to Portland in 1946 is solved. She had married a brute, and she had to surrender her two children to the state. Then she disappeared. The ...

During World War I, the term “war bride” was coined to describe women who were hastily married before their new husbands shipped off to Europe. Whether due to values or norms of the time, soldiers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lucy Craft, Karen Kasmauski and Kathryn Tolbert on their documentary and a new exhibit honoring their research and work The post How these three women are preserving the legacies of Japanese war ...