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Shamin Haga
L03U, Shamin Haga ‘04, Shōko Narita, Friend’s grandmother, 1936, Aomori I interviewed my friend’s grandmother on November 9, 2002. Her name is Shōko Narita. She was about five years old when the war started, and she told me about the harsh, severe lives people lived during those days. Q: Where and when were you born?…
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Yuuka Nakasone
N07, Yuuka Nakasone ‘07, Kayoko Nakasone, Grandmother, 1935, Nagano My grandmother, Kayoko Nakasone, was ten years old when World War II ended. She was born in 1935 in Nagano. Because World War II occurred such a long time ago, her memory is not clear. However, she has a general idea of the hardships that she…
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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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Aya Kurasawa
G05, Aya Kurasawa ‘99, Masa Maekawa, Neighbor, 1923, Niigata, Tōkyō Mrs Masa Maekawa is a 74-year-old woman who is a neighbor of mine. She lives with her married son, since her husband passed away a few years ago. Although I was not familiar with her, she and my mother became friends, so she arranged a…
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Reina Baker-Yoshino
J01, Reina Baker-Yoshino ‘01, Kiyoe Nakamura, Grandmother, 1925, Ehime, Tōkyō I interviewed my maternal grandmother about her experiences during World War Il. Her name is Kiyoe Nakamura. She is 73 years old and will turn 74 on November 20, 1999. I interviewed her at home, because we live together, and I found out things that…
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Aiko Nakamura
G07, Aiko Nakamura ‘99, Shigeru Suzuki, Grandfather, 1921, Tōkyō, Chiba I interviewed my maternal grandfather about World War II on November 15, 1997. His name is Shigeru Suzuki, and he is 76 years old, living in Tōkyō. My grandfather was 16 years old when World War II began. He was studying to be a teacher.…
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Shōta Miyazaki
J03, Shōta Miyazaki ‘01, Ikeu Mihashi, Grandmother, 1927, Yokohama: Naka-ku, Indonesia I interviewed my grandmother for this project on November 11, 1999, at my house, because we live together. Her name is Ikue Mihashi, and she is 71 years old. She was born in 1927, in present-day Ueno-machi in Naka-ku, Yokohama She lived with her…
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Shanti Snyder
G09U, Shanti Snyder ‘99, Kiyoko Matsuzaki, Family friend, 1934, Akita, Hokkaidō Kiyoko Matsuzaki is a good friend of my mother, and I was able to interview her in November 1997. She was born in Akita in 1934 and moved to Hakodate in Hokkaidō, where her mother lived, when she was seven years old in 1941.…
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Ichitarō Ōmura
J06, Ichitarō Ōmura ‘01, Mr Inoue, Grandfather, 1928, Kyōto, Hiroshima I interviewed Mr Inoue, who is my maternal grandfather, to learn about World War II. I heard that he was in the Naval Academy, but I didn’t hear exactly what he was doing or why he joined the Naval Academy. I rang him on Saturday…
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Yurika Terada
G11, Yurika Terada ‘99, Seiji Terada, Grandfather, 1931, Fukuoka, Niigata, Philippines World War II was the harshest war in world history including the most countries and with the most people killed. Most of the young men were forced to go to war as soldiers, and many people had very hard lives. My paternal grandfather is…