Steel Butterflies: Japanese Women and the American Experience examines the role of women in Japan as compared to the United States, approaching the subject from a new and thought-provoking angle. Not only does the reader learn how Japanese women view their own country from the vantage point of living in the United States, but their candid remarks also give Americans the opportunity to see themselves as others see them. Some of the topics discussed include education; ethics; the freedom-as well as the problems-of living in the United States; why Japanese women both envy and feel sorry for American women; and the past and future status of women in Japan. Steel Butterflies examines family life, women's responsibility in the home, community involvement both here and in Japan, aspects of Japanese culture they tried to keep alive in America, and their children's experiences. Grounded in thorough research, the book offers new insights into Japanese ways of thinking from those who have experienced both cultures.
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Nancy Brown Diggs designed and teaches a course for adults called "Why Aren't the Japanese More Like Us? at the Institute for Learning in Retirement at the University of Dayton and other centers, and frequently lectures to civic organizations about Japan. She is the author of Meet the Japanese and is coauthor (with Evangeline Lindsley) of My Century: An Outspoken Memoir.
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If you would like to know about Japanese women and their situation in Japan, this book will give you pertinent information about them. However, Japanese women whom the author had interviewed were mostly from middle to upper class in Japan. Therefore, you may not find information about other socio-economic levels or positions from other Japanese woman. On the other hand, you will find out how much they are similar to American woman in terms of their identity as women. You will see the evolution of the Japanese woman's identity in a male dominanted society, both in America and Japan.
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