Tag: 1931
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Eika Ōtake
D03, Eika Ōtake ‘91, Nirō Ōtake, Grandfather, 1931, Tōkyō In November 1989, I interviewed my paternal grandfather about World War II. He was born in 1931 and is now 58 years old. Q: How old were you when the war broke out? A: I was about ten years old then, I think. Q: Where did…
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Shin’ichirō Tanaka
N09, Shin’ichirō Tanaka ‘07, Ryūji Katayama, Grandfather, 1931, Kanagawa: Fujisawa-shi, Aichi, Tōkyō My grandfather’s name is Ryūji Katayama. He lives in Fujisawa city in Kanagawa. I interviewed him on October 27, 2005. Q. What is your age? How old were you during the Second World War? A. I am 73 years old. I was born…
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Ellen Uchida
T04C, Ellen Uchida ‘19, Thomas Yao, Grandfather, 1931, China On October 8, 2017, I interviewed my maternal grandfather, Thomas Yao, by telephone. He was born in 1931 and is 86 years old, living in Taiwan. Q. Where were you born? Can you describe your family life? Can you describe the area where you were born?…
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Yurika Terada
G11, Yurika Terada ‘99, Seiji Terada, Grandfather, 1931, Fukuoka, Niigata, Philippines World War II was the harshest war in world history including the most countries and with the most people killed. Most of the young men were forced to go to war as soldiers, and many people had very hard lives. My paternal grandfather is…