Prefecture: Aomori
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Hiroko Maru
A06, Hiroko Maru ‘85, Sumie Maru, Mother, 1936, Aomori In 1984, I interviewed my mother about her wartime memories. She was born in 1936 and is now 48 years old. Q: How old were you when World War II started? A: I was five when the war started and eight by the time it ended.…
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Takashi Kitao
T01, Takashi Kitao ‘19, Kazuaki Takai, Grandfather, 1936, Aomori, Yokohama: Nishi-ku I interviewed my maternal grandfather, Kazuaki Takai, on October 17, 2017. He was born in 1936 and is 81 years old. Q: How old were you when the Pearl Harbor attack happened? A. Five years old. Q. Did you seek refuge during the bombing…
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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?…