Wartime Memories

Tag: 1930

  • Lisa Yu

    B15C, Lisa Yu ‘86, Yu Aishi, Mother, 1930, Ōsaka, Okayama My mother, Yu Aishi, experienced her young adulthood during World War II. She was living in Ōsaka at first, but moved to Okayama because of the destruction. I asked her about her memories in May 1985. Q: How old were you during World War II?…

  • Anzu Hoshino

    F02, Anzu Hoshino ‘97, Grandmother, 1930, Nagano In December 1995, I interviewed my grandmother, who is 65 years old. When she was seven years old, a war broke between China and Japan, and it continued into World War II. I asked her how she felt during the war and what she was doing at that…

  • Akira Kodama

    G04, Akira Kodama ‘99, Keiji Mano, Family friend, 1930   I interviewed one of my mother’s friends, named Keiji Mano. He is 67 years old and took care of me when I was very young. While my mother had to work at night, she took me to his house to be looked after until my…

  • Sugandhi Chugani

    H02I, Sugandhi Chugani ‘00, Tatsuko Matsumoto, Neighbor, 1930, Shizuoka On November 1, 1998, I interviewed Mrs Tatsuko Matsumoto. She is 68 years old and is one of the survivors of World War II. Mrs Matsumoto is the next-door neighbor of our family friends. The interview took place at our friends’ residence located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama,…

  • Elina Fachtmann

    J02GN, Elina Fachtmann ‘01, Juliana Yamaguchi, Grandmother, 1930, Yokohama: Naka-ku I interviewed my grandmother, Juliana Yamaguchi, who is currently 69 years old, at her house in November 1999. I would like to share with you her experiences during World War II. She talked to me in Japanese while I took notes. I would like to…

  • Noboru Itō

    N02, Noboru Itō ‘07, Yukiko Azuma, Grandmother, 1930, Ōita On October 29, 2005, I interviewed my maternal grandmother at her house. Her name is Yukiko Azuma, and she is 75 years old. Q: How old were you when Japan entered World War II? A: The year was 1941, right? So I was about 11 years…

  • Jun-Hee Lee

    N04K, Jun-Hee Lee ‘07, Yōko Itō, Friend’s grandmother, 1930, Hokkaidō I interviewed Yōko Itō, who is the paternal grandmother of my friend Noboru. She now lives in Machida, a city in Tōkyō. Thanks to the Itō family, I was able to meet both of Noboru’s grandparents and have lunch with the family on October 26,…

  • Kenta Utsunomiya

    Q01, Kenta Utsunomiya ‘15, Chizuko Utsunomiya, Grandmother, 1930, Kagoshima My grandmother’s name is Chizuko Utsunomiya. She grew up in Sakurajima, Kagoshima, and she currently resides in Ōsaka. She is 83 years old. I interviewed my grandmother by phone, because she lives in Ōsaka.  Kenta: How old were you during the middle of World War II?…