Nobuko Gerth of Japanese parentage was born in Manchuria, China, in 1925 and grew up in Tokyo, Japan. After studying English at Tokyo Woman’s College, she studied sociology in the ...ver másNobuko Gerth of Japanese parentage was born in Manchuria, China, in 1925 and grew up in Tokyo, Japan. After studying English at Tokyo Woman’s College, she studied sociology in the United States (MA). Her career includes teaching, running an Oriental store, working as an interpreter-translator, and writing essays and books in English and Japanese.ver menos