Country: China
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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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Sinead O’Keeffe
H16Ir, Sinead O’Keeffe ‘00, Norberto Sequeira, Family friend, 1928, China, Yokohama: Naka-ku Norberto Sequeira was born in 1928 in Yokohama. His nickname is Nori. He grew up in Yokohama, attending Saint Joseph College, as well as in Shanghai, where his father was a wealthy merchant of Portuguese origin, although he had never lived in Portugal.…
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Haruko Wakabayashi
A09U, Haruko Wakabayashi ‘85, Toshio Nishioka, Grandfather, c 1923, Kanagawa: Ōiso-machi, China, Korea I interviewed my maternal grandfather in May 1984. He was born around 1923 and turned sixty last year. Q: I would like to ask you first about the conscription (draft) system. A: I got a small red paper called akagami. It said which unit…