Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicoletta “Nicki” Fortuniti and her niece, Diane Hannum. During World War II, about 300,000 American service members fell in love ...

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 ...

History professor shares her grandmother’s story as a Japanese war bride The life of her grandmother Michiko helped inspire Sonia Gomez’s first book, “Picture Bride, War Bride: The Role of Marriage in ...

I had the honor of working as a video editor with Tolbert on a new Smithsonian Institution exhibit dedicated to honoring these stories and exploring the impact these women had on both their families ...

Wakako Kondoh Burk at bride school in Yokosuka, Japan in 1957. The American Red Cross created “Bride Schools” to teach Japanese women how to be an “American” wife and mother. (Photo courtesy of ...

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 ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)— The Chemung Historical Society now has a Smithsonian traveling exhibit that highlights the legacy and struggles of Japanese War Brides. After World War II, many Japanese women ...

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 ...

During World War II, about 300,000 American service members fell in love and married women overseas. Even Licking County men were not immune to Cupid’s arrows. On Aug. 13, 1946, the Newark Advocate ...