Cherry Parker: The war bride who created a shift in the White Australia Policy

SBS series Australia In Colour, highlights the fight for some of Japanese war brides like Cherry to return with their husbands to Australia, which was still in the grip of the White Australia Policy.

Lonely young women like Cherry Parker, far from home, had to jump through all kinds of hoops. Source: SBS

Cherry Parker, the first Japanese war bride to come to Australia, had to wait four years before she was allowed to come to Australia. War brides often faced hostility, distrust and racism.

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Published 21 March 2019 5:52pm

Updated 12 August 2022 3:33pm

By Sharon Verghis, Miyuki Roberts

Presented by Miyuki Roberts

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