Country: Manchuria
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Keiko Kawamura
L07, Keiko Kawamura ‘04, Hiroko Ogawa, Grandmother, 1922, Manchuria On November 10, 2002, I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Hiroko Ogawa. She was born on August 1, 1922, and she is now 80 years old. Question: Where are you born? Answer: I was born in Dairen [now called Dalian] in Manchuria [northeastern China]. At that time…
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Takaaki Ogasawara
L10, Takaaki Ogasawara ‘04, Kimi Ogasawara, Grandmother, 1924, Miyazaki, Manchuria On November 10, 2002, I interviewed my grandfather, Kimi Ogasawara. He was born on July 13, 1924, and is now 78 years old. In the living room of his house, my grandpa talked about his experience of World War II. During the war he lived…
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Aya Onouchi
J07, Aya Onouchi ‘01, Mitsuru Onouchi, Grandfather, Aichi, Manchuria In November 1999, I interviewed my paternal grandfather. Here are his memories of World War II. My name is Mitsuru Onouchi. I was born and raised in Okazaki, in Aichi prefecture. When I was 14, when I left middle school, I went to China. Since I…
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Masaru Takebe
J09, Masaru Takebe ‘01, Seiichi Aiki, Grandfather, 1915, Niigata, Yokohama: Kōnan-ku, Manchuria The best way to find out about a major historical event is to ask someone who was actually there. Often, though, they might be too old or no longer alive. If the events which took place were not too long ago, there is…
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Kana Tatsuno
J10, Kana Tatsuno ‘01, Yoshikazu Kuraoka, Neighbor, 1919, Chiba, Aichi, Manchuria My name is Yoshikazu Kuraoka, and I just turned 80 this year. I live in the neighborhood of Kana, and I’m an acquaintance of her father. This interview took place in my house on November 6 and 14, 1999. I was born in 1919,…