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Miki Ōshima
B10, Miki Ōshima ‘86, Mrs Nagata, Grandmother, c 1920, Kyōto In May 1985, I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Mrs Nagata, about Kyōto during the war. She was born around 1920 and was already married with young children during the worst years of the war. Q: What was the experience that made the strongest impression on…
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Yukari Wada
D06, Yukari Wada ‘91, Grandmother, 1923, Yokohama: Naka-ku Q: Good afternoon, Grandma. It’s been almost a month since I last saw you. I’m here today to ask you some questions about World War II. A: Oh, my! I can’t remember very much. I just remember that it ended on August 15, 1945. That’s when Emperor…
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Satoe Takahashi
E16, Satoe Takahashi ‘94, Kimiko Tanaka, Grandmother, 1921, Tōkyō I interviewed my maternal grandmother, who is 70 years old, about her experiences during World War II. Q: How old were you when the war broke out?A: I was 20 years old in 1941 (Shōwa 16). Q: What were you doing then?A: I was focusing on…
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Lina Ritchie
B11P, Lina Ritchie ‘86, Father, 1932, Hyōgo On Wednesday, May 22, 1985, I interviewed my father at home after supper about his experiences in World War II. He was born in 1932 and is 53 years old now. Q: Where were you during World War II? A: I was in Kōbe when the war began.…
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Yūko Yamada
D07, Yūko Yamada ‘91, Yasuo Yamada, Father, 1929, Yokohama: Naka-ku In November 1989, I interviewed my father, Yasuo Yamada, who is 60 years old. We sat down together in the kitchen after dinner. Q: How old were you when World War II started? A: I was 12 years old. Q: What was the position of…
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Aki Tamagawa
E17, Aki Tamagawa ‘94, Yoshiko Tamagawa, Grandmother, 1919, Aichi, China, Hyōgo, Shizuoka I interviewed my paternal grandmother, Yoshiko Tamagawa, on December 1, 1992. She was born in 1919 and is now 73 years old. Q: How old were you when World War II began?A: I was exactly 20 years old, living in Nagoya. That was…
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Poonum Sadhwani
B12I, Poonum Sadhwani ‘86, B. C. Daswani, Uncle, 1927, Burma [Myanmar], India My uncle lived in Burma [Myanmar] and India during World War II, and he told me about his experiences when I interviewed him in May 1985. He was born in 1927 and is now 58 years old. Q: Where were you during the…
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Yue Chien
E01C, Yue Chien ‘94, “Kī-chan”, Grandmother, Yokohama: Kōhoku-ku, Aichi In November 1992, I asked my grandmother, whom I call “Kī-chan,” to tell me about World War II. Yue (Y): Where did you live during the war? Grandmother (G): I lived in Myōrenji [a residential area in Kōhoku-ku, northern Yokohama] with my husband and my daughter…
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Emma Wilkinson
E18B, Emma Wilkinson ‘94, Terue Umeyama, Grandmother, 1917, Tōkyō I interviewed Terue Umeyama, who is my maternal grandmother. She is 75 years old, and I spoke to her at her home in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, on November 28, 1992. Q: What was your reaction to Japan entering World War II?A: I was frightened, because I…
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Tomoko Wakabayashi
B13, Tomoko Wakabayashi ‘86, Michie Nishioka, Grandmother, c 1927, Kanagawa: Ōiso-machi, Shizuoka My grandmother lived through World War II, so I was curious about her experiences. I interviewed her in May 1985. Q: How were Japanese men drafted into the military? A: First they received a red, or rather pinkish, letter issued by the government…