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Eriko Shinozaki
D04, Eriko Shinozaki ‘91, Grandmother, 1920, Karafuto, Hokkaidō, Tōkyō Q: Hello, Grandma, can I interview you about your life during World War II for my homework assignment? A: Sure, but I was not in Japan during the war. Q: Were you in Karafuto [the southern half of Sakhalin island, under Japanese rule from 1905 to…
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David Sancho
E14Sp, David Sancho ‘94, Tamaho Shimizu, Grandmother, 1918, Nagano, Kanagawa: Kawasaki-shi I interviewed my maternal grandmother at Honmoku Hospital in Yokohama, in November 1992. She was born in 1918 and is 74 years old. Q: Where were you living during the war?A: I lived in Kawasaki, but I moved back to my hometown, Komoro in…
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Yumi Okuda
G08, Yumi Okuda ‘99, Mrs Gotō, Neighbor, 1925, Tōkyō In November 1997, I interviewed my neighbor, Mrs Gotō, who lives quite close to my house. She is the grandmother of my friend, Daisuke, who is 16, the same age as me. Mrs Gotō was born in 1925, and now she is 72 years old. The…
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Yukie Ohba
B09, Yukie Ōba (Ohba) ‘86, Mother, 1935, Kanagawa: Fujisawa-shi The best way to learn the history of a country is to ask the people who lived through it. To learn more about World War II, I interviewed my mother in May 1985. She was born in 1935, so she was a little girl during the…
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Shinobu Suzuki
D05, Shinobu Suzuki ‘91, Tokiko Suzuki, Grandmother, 1925, Tōkyō In November 1989, I interviewed my paternal grandmother, Tokiko Suzuki, 64 years old, in my living room. Q: Which specific period of time do you remember most clearly? A: The year before Japan surrendered, 1944 and 1945. During that time, the hardest experience was the Great…
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Sakura Sugibayashi
E15, Sakura Sugibayashi ‘94, Kuni Yamanaka, Grandmother, 1915, Yokohama: Naka-ku, Midori-ku, Mongolia I interviewed my maternal grandmother at her shop, on December 2, 1992. She is 77 years old and was born in 1915. Q: How old were you during World War II?A: Let’s see . . . I was about 26 when the war…
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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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Jeetu Rangwani
H17I, Jeetu Rangwani ‘00, Mr Yamada, Neighbor, c 1920 I interviewed my next-door neighbor, Mr Yamada, because he joined the Japanese Army during World War II. He lives really close, and he is a very jolly man, and so when I approached him for this interview, he wasn’t reluctant at all. Mr Yamada is about…