Tag: 1909
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Jumi Hayaki
D01, Jumi Hayaki ‘91, Kikuyo Tsuchiya, Grandmother, 1909, Shizuoka The following is an interview, held over the telephone, between my maternal grandmother and myself during November 1989. Throughout, Mrs Kikuyo Tsuchiya (currently aged 80 years) relates her personal wartime experiences, ranging from those within her own household to those for the benefit of the nation.…
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Kyōsuke Kikuchi
H13, Kyōsuke Kikuchi ‘00, Kaichirō Yamada, Great-uncle, 1909, Kanagawa: Fujisawa-shi On November 8, 1998, I interviewed my great-uncle, Yamada Kaiichirō. He was born on May 5, 1909, so he lived through the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923, as well as World War II. I asked him about the earthquake, and he described it to me…