Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for Part II of a discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai’i by steamship and the practice of picture brides with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor of History and Ethnic Studies Dr. Kelli Nakamura. In this episode, you will hear about the practice of picture brides, or arranged marriages where partners were selected by photos and personal recommendations of friends and family. Topics discussed in this part of the interview range from women's work, domestic violence, WWII and internment, and citizenship issues.
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Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for Part II of a discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai’i by steamship and the practice of picture brides with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor of History and Ethnic Studies Dr. Kelli Nakamura. In this episode, you will hear about the practice of picture brides, or arranged marriages where partners were selected by photos and personal recommendations of friends and family. Topics discussed in this part of the interview range from women's work, domestic violence, WWII and internment, and citizenship issues.
To learn more about SHIPS visit shiphistory.org/ships.
Subscribe to our channel @ShipHistory
Learn more about SSHSA at www.sshsa.org.
Check out our education program at shiphistory.org/education.
Follow us on social media:
Facebook: / steamshiphistoricalsociety
Twitter: / sshsa
Instagram: / shiphistory
