Wartime Memories

Tag: 1924

  • Sophia Ikeda

    H09B, Sophia Ikeda ‘00, Yuriko Kosakai, Neighbor, 1924, Kanagawa: Kamakura-shi, Tōkyō During the Second World War, many people were killed and many lives were affected. It was not a good time for anyone, because it created many memories that people don’t want to remember. I interviewed my next-door neighbor. Her name is Yuriko Kosakai, and…

  • Sayuri Satofuka

    L12, Sayuri Satofuka ‘04, Moto Kawaguchi, Grandmother, 1924, Shizuoka On November 8, 2002, I interviewed my maternal grandmother. We met on the 4th floor of the Odakyū department store in Machida. She is 78 years old and was born in 1924. M (Me): Do you remember World War II, also called the Pacific War (Taiheiyō…

  • Arina Ii

    L06B, Arina Ii ‘04, Fumiko Ii, Grandmother, 1923, Toyama, Nagasaki On November 9, 2002, I interviewed my grandmother, Fumiko Ii, who will soon be 78 years old. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t quite know where to start off, after I had explained to my grandmother the nature of my phone call. I telephoned her…

  • 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…

  • Akihiro Suzaki

    P02, Akihiro Suzaki ‘08, Sister Fukuda, Former Teacher, 1924, Ehime I interviewed Sister Fukuda, who is approximately 82 years old. Sister Fukuda used to teach me Japanese when I attended Santa Maria International School. She is very kind, and she is like a great aunt to me. The interview took place on October 7, 2006,…

  • Wako Osada

    F06, Wako Osada ‘97, Kayoko Tadokoro, Grandmother, 1924, Yokohama: Minami-ku,  Kanagawa: Hakone-machi, Shizuoka In December 1995, I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Kayoko Tadokoro, about her experiences during World War II. She is currently 71 years old. Q: How old were you during the war? Where were you living?A: I was 21 years old, when the…