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 ...
The War Brides Act of 1945 lifted immigration quotas, allowing an estimated 100,000 women to enter the United States. Many couples met by chance in Europe during the war, with some brides arriving in ...
Smithsonian Highlights the Experiences and Impact of Japanese War Brides in New Traveling Exhibition
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 ...
After my mother escaped the Holocaust, she broke the law to save her family. Her immigration story is more pertinent today than ever before. Regina and Ben Treitler.(Leo Treitler) In 1952, my mother, ...
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 ...
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