Japanese American Midwives

Susan L. Smith is an associate professor of history at the University of Alberta, Canada, and author of the award- winning Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Black Women's Health Activism in America, 1890-1950.

• Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Japanese American Women, Racial Politics, and the Meanings of Midwifery 1. Creation of the Sanba in Meiji Japan 2. Race Relations, Midwife Regulations, and the Sanba in the American West 3. Seattle Sanba and the Creation of Issei Community 4. Midwife Supervision in Hawai'i 5. Militarization, Midwifery, and World War II Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

"The book deepens our understanding of the history of midwifery, broadening its scope to an international level to include foreign policy and imperialism."--American Historical Review "Alters and enriches our understandings of these histories. . . . Well written, well researched, and a pleasure to read."--Journal of Social History "Susan Smith has once again made a significant contribution to the history of midwifery in the United States. . . . The beautifully written narrative and smart analysis is relevant to multiple fields of historical study."--Nursing History Review