The Picture Bride Era: The Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 between U.S. and Japan
Linda Harms Okazaki
Content
Welcome
53s
Introduction
13m 56s
Picture Bride Era
7m 27s
Webb-Haney Act
6m 4s
The Ladies Agreement
4m 13s
Immigration Act of 1924
6m 43s
Stories
4m 11s
Announcements / prizes
1m 18s
Questions / answers
3m 31s
About this webinar
The Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907 was an agreement between the U.S. and Japan that restricted the immigration of Japanese laborers. Wives and children of laborers were permitted to immigrate. This led rise to what is informally called “The Picture Bride Era.” Learn about the history leading up to this policy, how the agreement impacted immigrants, what records were created, and why the policy expired in 1924.
About the speaker
Linda Harms Okazaki is a fourth-generation Californian, active in the genealogy and Japanese American communities in California and beyond. She is passionate about teaching people of all ages to resea...
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Comments (34)
My Husband's grandmother was a Japanese Picture Bride from Kumamoto. They married 3 days after her arrival in Hawaii and had 13 children
Very interesting presentation. I had never heard of the Picture Bride Era and very much enjoyed learning about it. Thank you!
Thank you, Linda! My husband's paternal grandmother was a picture bride from Hiroshima, although she denied it later in life. I have her ship manifest and all the picture bride's were held for a while because they had uncinariasis (intestinal hookworm), a contagious disease. I always wondered why her manifest used her married name and listed her as married. Now I know! We have her photo, and it's quite beautiful. You've given me more details to search for. Thanks again.
This was a fascinating presentation. I was not familiar with Picture Brides. Life for many of these women was difficult and very sad. Thank you Linda.
It was interesting to see how immigration and marriages were processed. Thank you for all the information.
Fascinating subject. My heart goes out to those poor women.
Very Interesting
This is a part of our history that I had no idea about. I can only hope that the majority of the young women found happiness in their life here. I feel for those who did not.