Author: Glenn Scoggins
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Marina Ōhashi
K07, Marina Ōhashi ‘02, Shinpei Ōhashi, Grandfather, 1929, Yokohama: Nishi-ku I interviewed my grandfather, who lives close to me. His name is Shinpei Ōhashi, and he is 71 years old now. I interviewed him in his shop, Ōhashi Shōten, on November 8, 2000. I started off the conversation by asking the question, “Do you remember…
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Eri (Elly) Nonaka
K06, Eri (Elly) Nonaka ‘02, Hideo Nonaka, Grandfather, 1920, Tōkyō, Yokohama: Naka-ku The only person that I am really close to who is old enough to answer my questions is my grandfather. His name is Hideo Nonaka, and he is 80 years old. He lives right in front of my house, so it was really…
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Yumi Moriguchi
K05, Yumi Moriguchi ‘02, Fumiko Nakano, Grandmother, 1913, China, Korea, Nagasaki, Yokohama: Naka-ku On November 5, 2000, I interviewed my grandmother, Fumiko Nakano, who is 87 years old. My grandmother wasn’t directly involved in combat in World War II, because she was living in Kyūshū, but she had an interesting experience in China before the…
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Pamela Bernard
K01B, Pamela Bernard ‘02, Tomohisa Ōishi, Uncle, 1935, Yokohama: Nishi-ku, Kanagawa: Hadano-shi I interviewed Tomohisa Ōishi, who is my uncle, my mother’s oldest brother. He is 65 years old and was born in 1935. During World War II, he lived in a place called Sengen-chō, not far from Yokohama Station in Nishi-ku. When war broke…
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Rei Kokubu
U03, Rei Kokubu ‘20, Kanbei Kokubu, Grandfather, 1939, Hyōgo, Tōkyō My grandfather, Kanbei Kokubu, is 79 years old. I interviewed him on November 4, 2018, at my house where we live together. Rei (I): When were you born? Grandfather (G): In 1939 (Shōwa 14). I: So were you born just before Japan went to war…
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Louis Hagenbucher
U02U, Louis Hagenbucher ‘20, Grandmother, 1941, Mie On October 23, 2018, I interviewed my grandmother, who currently lives in Ōsaka. She is currently 77 years old. I interviewed her by phone about her past experiences during World War II. She told me that she was four years old when she experienced the war, so her…
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Maverick Cheong
U01Sg, Maverick Cheong ‘20, Cheong Kiah Seng, Grandfather, 1936, Singapore I interviewed my paternal grandfather, Cheong Kiah Seng, on October 28, 2018. He was born in 1936, and he is 82 years old now. He told me about his experiences during World War II by telephone from his home in Singapore. We spoke in Mandarin.…
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Ellen Uchida
T04C, Ellen Uchida ‘19, Thomas Yao, Grandfather, 1931, China On October 8, 2017, I interviewed my maternal grandfather, Thomas Yao, by telephone. He was born in 1931 and is 86 years old, living in Taiwan. Q. Where were you born? Can you describe your family life? Can you describe the area where you were born?…
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Yoshiko Taniguchi
T03, Yoshiko Taniguchi ‘19, Keiko Taniguchi, Grandmother, 1938, Manchuria This is the story of my 79-year-old paternal grandmother, Keiko Taniguchi, written in first-person perspective, based on the interview we had over the phone on October 20, 2017. My Story: My name is Keiko Taniguchi, and this is my story. I was born in the northeastern…
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Princess Okada
T02F, Princess Okada ‘19, Sakae Okada, Grandmother, 1932, Hiroshima On October 26, 2017, I interviewed my paternal grandmother, Sakae Okada. She was born in 1932 and is 85 years old. She was only nine years old when the Pacific War between Japan and the U.S. broke out in 1941. She was born in a poor…