Getting Here from There: Conversations on Life and Work

This book of conversations between Margaret R. Miles and Hiroko Sakomura compares the experiences of two women who grew up in different societies with different educations different professions and different religious orientations. Reflecting on the different ways in which Japanese and American societies inhibited and enabled them these two women share their struggles difficulties and achievements. All of this is set in the context of one of the most radical social movements in the history of the world as women are gaining increments of equality with men in designing and administering the institutions of public life with opportunities dangers and rewards. This is a moment in which a critical mass of women want it all now in the best sense of the phrase seeking to preserve and reinterpret traditional values while exercising their capabilities and skills both in the home and in public life. This book is the memoir of two womens painful and joyful experiences in getting here from there.