Haru M. Reischauer
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Haru Matsukata Reischauer (ハル・松方・ライシャワー, Haru Matsukata Raishawā, 1915–1998) was a Japanese-American writer and wife of the U.S. scholar and Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer.[1]
Early life and education
Haru Matsukata was born in Tokyo. She was a granddaughter of
She attended highschool at the American School in Japan, and in 1937 graduated from Principia College in Illinois.[4]
Career
Matsukata returned to Japan and was there during World War II, but felt out of place because of her experience in America. She later returned to the US and worked as a journalist, where she meet Edwin O. Reischauer, whom she married in 1956. In 1961 she returned to Japan with her husband when he was appointed US Ambassador to Japan. They lived in Japan until 1966, a period during which she was able to contribute to the reinforcement of US and Japan relations.[5]
Back to the United States, she took an active role as a director of the Japan America Student Conference.
She wrote an autobiography, Samurai and Silk (1986) which is centered of her grandfathers and their successful roles during Japan's
References
- ^ New York Times. November 14, 1970.
- ^ Anami, Virginia; Lockheimer, Hiroko (1982). Nishimachi: Crossroads of Culture. Tokyo, Japan: Koyosha Printing Company for Nishimachi International School. pp. 24–26.
- ^ Reischauer 1986, p. xv.
- ^ Bethel, Kari. "Reischauer, Haru (c. 1915–1998)". www.encyclopedia.com.
- New York Times.
- ^ Reischauer 1986.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
Sources
- Reischauer, Haru (1986). Samurai and Silk: A Japanese and American Heritage. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674788015.
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