Tag: 1915
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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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Yūta Yoshii
H19, Yūta Yoshii ‘00, Sumio Tada, Grandfather, 1915, Gunma, Philippines On Sunday, November 15, 1998, I visited Sumio Tada, who is my grandfather. He is my mother’s father, so she used the surname Tada until she married and became Yoshii. My grandfather was born in Gunma prefecture on May 10, 1915, and he is now…
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Sayo Kondō
H14, Sayo Kondō ‘00, Haru Kirioka, Grandmother, 1915, Tōkyō, Niigata On November 15th 1998 I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Haru Kirioka, who is 83 years old. I asked her about her experiences during World War II and what happened to her after the war. My grandmother was living in Tōkyō before the war with her…
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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…