This volume examines the career, personal, and professional identity development of 10 Western women with Japanese spouses, who teach English in Japan and have chosen to live there permanently.
It describes the historical and sociopolitical context of Japan and issues related to English education and teaching by foreigners; gender issues, interracial relationships between Japanese and
Westerners, and issues in English language learning and teaching; the women’s motivations for going to Japan, their early days there, how they met their spouses, and their families’ reactions
to their wanting to marry Japanese men, and the experiences of those who run eikawa (English conversation) schools from their homes or have part-time teaching or full-time academic jobs.
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