Yoshiko Uchida
Yoshiko Uchida (1921–1992) was the award-winning author of several books, including Journey to Topaz and Desert Exile. Picture Bride was Uchida’s only novel for adults. Elena Tajima Creef is professor of women's and gender studies at Wellesley College and author of Shadow Traces: Seeing Japanese/American and Ainu Women in Photographic Archives.