Marriage in Translation: Foreign Wife, Japanese Husband [Kindle Edition]

Wendy Tokunaga (Author)

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Product Description

Are you studying Japanese? Or do you have an interest in Japan and Japanese culture? Or maybe you're getting ready to travel to or even live in Japan. In these illuminating and fascinating interviews conducted by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga, the author of two Japan-related novels and an American married to a Japanese, Western women speak candidly about the challenges in making cross-cultural marriages work both inside and outside Japan, and the joys and frustrations of adapting to a different culture. You're sure to find insights here about Japan that you might not find anywhere else.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 573 KB
• Publisher: CultureWave Press (April 9, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004W0IBA0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,566 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #44 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Japanese

More About the Author

Wendy Nelson Tokunaga is the author of the novels, "Midori by Moonlight" and "Love in Translation" (both published by St. Martin's Press), and the e-book novel, "Falling Uphill," written under the pen name Kelly Sweetwood. She's also the author of the nonfiction e-book, "Marriage in Translation: Foreign Wife, Japanese Husband." Her short story appears in the anthology "Tomo," published by Stone Bridge Press and her essay is included in "Madonna and Me: Women Writers on the Queen of Pop."

Wendy holds an MFA in Creative Writing from University of San Francisco and teaches for Stanford University's Online Writer's Studio and for the MFA program at University of San Francisco. She also does private manuscript consulting for novels and memoirs. When she's not busy writing, Wendy loves to sing jazz and Japanese karaoke with her Osaka-born surfer-dude husband accompanying her on keyboards. Follow her on Twitter at @Wendy_Tokunaga and visit her website at: www.WendyTokunaga.com

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting & fun read!, April 23, 2011

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This book contains several interviews with Foreign Wives (non-Asian) & Japanese Husband couples. It gave plenty of insights into the positives & negatives of a cross-cultural marriage; particularly with a Japanese husband! I thought this was a good read as I'm currently in this type of relationship. I empathized with most of the women interviewed and admire how many have successful marriages and careers. It also helped me understand my husband a bit more! Definitely gives a good insight for those who might be interested in Japanese culture & relationships with Japanese men.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating look at cross-cultural relationships!, May 3, 2011

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I loved Marriage in Translation and the variety of women interviewed in the piece. Each woman, coming from places like the US, Europe or Australia, all had fascinating stories to tell and gave detailed insight on Eastern/Western cultural differences and similarities, including ideas with Japanese terminology that have no direct English translation. I learned a lot from these interviews and would recommend this book to anyone interested in Japanese culture!

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone in a multi-cultural relationship, July 28, 2011

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If only this book were available 20 years ago! I just loved Wendy Tokunaga's new book about marriage between gaijin women and Japanese men. Starting with her own story, Tokunaga asks the same questions of all the women she profiled. The women came from the US, France, Australia, and the UK. They met their husbands in their native country, Japan, or a third country. What stood out for me was that all the women had a strong sense of identity and didn't try to abandon that once they married their Japanese husbands. It was also fascinating to read how many of these women married men who were the oldest sons in their families. Even for women who aren't in a multi-cultural relationship, this book is packed with good advice, especially when it comes to respect and common courtesy.