Tag: 1920
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Eriko Shinozaki
D04, Eriko Shinozaki ‘91, Grandmother, 1920, Karafuto, Hokkaidō, Tōkyō Q: Hello, Grandma, can I interview you about your life during World War II for my homework assignment? A: Sure, but I was not in Japan during the war. Q: Were you in Karafuto [the southern half of Sakhalin island, under Japanese rule from 1905 to…
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Miya King
F04B, Miya King ‘97, Shigeko Hoshikawa, Grandmother, 1920, Tōkyō, Aichi, Yamagata My maternal grandmother was born on August 3, 1920, and she is now 75 years old. I interviewed her in December 1995 Q: Could you describe your life when the war started?A: I was attending Kyōritsu Joshi Tandai [a women’s junior college] in Tōkyō.…
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Tomoe Endō
H04U, Tomoe Endō ‘00, Shizue Osias, Grandmother, 1928, Toshiko Endō, Grandmother, 1920, Yokohama: Minami-ku, Shizuoka, Tōkyō, Nagano I interviewed both of my grandmothers about their experiences during World War II. Shizue Sugitō Osias is now 70 years old. She was 17 years old when she heard the air raid alarms in Yokohama and she was…
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Eri (Elly) Nonaka
K06, Eri (Elly) Nonaka ‘02, Hideo Nonaka, Grandfather, 1920, Tōkyō, Yokohama: Naka-ku The only person that I am really close to who is old enough to answer my questions is my grandfather. His name is Hideo Nonaka, and he is 80 years old. He lives right in front of my house, so it was really…
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Maria Imai
H10, Maria Imai ‘00, Toshiko Endō, Friend’s grandmother, 1920, Tōkyō I chose to interview my friend’s grandmother. She is 78 years old and was a participant in World War II in Japan. I asked her some questions about what it was like to take part in a terrifying, tragic period of history. She was reluctant…